What Is a Slave Without a Master?

The elevator doors sealed shut behind them with the familiar hiss, and the pair began their climb through the Imperial station back towards the hangers. Eta finally let her shoulders relax: releasing the tension after many hours within the ISA office. She let out a long breath as she opened the folder she held, looking down at the crisp certificate emblazoned with golden letters.

Melody Fischer: Citizen of the Empire of Achenar.

Alex grinned proudly as she peered over her lover's shoulder.

"How does it feel?" she asked simply as she wrapped an arm around Eta's waist, grateful to drop the stiff formality of dealing with the Imperials and have her lover alone. Eta was silent for a long moment, before finally nodding.

"Strange? But good," she replied. "Two weeks ago I couldn't have imagined this. Funny... how things can change so fast," she said with a tired chuckle.

"As long as this is really what you want now," Alex said as she gave her lover a squeeze.

"Absolutely," Eta confirmed with zero hesitation as she held up the document.

"I always thought of regaining my citizenship as regaining freedom, which is never what I wanted. It took me too long to understand it only meant I no longer belonged to the Empire, and I could still belong to someone else," she concluded softly as she took one last look at the certificate before closing the folder and slipping it into Alex's messenger bag for safe keeping.

Alex grinned as she reached up, taking Eta's necktie in her hand. She calmly wrapped it around her finger as she pulled the woman's lips towards her own and gave her lover a gentle kiss.

"Well then I think we ought to celebrate your newfound... belonging," Alex pondered once the kiss ended, and prompting Eta to give an eager nod.

"Nice dinner... wine..." Alex listed, slowly walking a pair of fingers up her lover's side and feeling the woman tremble beneath her touch.

"But I can't take you back out dressed like this..." she continued, pinching the material of Eta's slave uniform.

"And if you're going to have to get changed anyway..." Alex flirted. "After our pirate dance-off and a day of bureaucratic bullshit I want to have some fun."

Eta's eyes widening in response as she gave another excited nod and clasped her hands behind herself.

"I am always happy to serve your fun Mistress," she replied genuinely, loving the feeling of being wanted.

"And on that topic..." she continued, blushing slightly. "Would... I be permitted to make another... sex request?"

Alex laughed, before curling a finger and beckoning Eta closer.

"Do tell," she instructed simply as she turned her ear towards her lover's waiting lips, who began to whisper nervously. Alex's eyebrows slowly rose, and she took on an intrigued expression. Eventually Eta leaned back, her face bright red.

"Interesting, and very hot," Alex chuckled as she gave a wink. Eta smiled nervously as she nodded.

"I am still yours, please... only if you feel so inclined," she said sheepishly.

"I'm inclined to have mutual fun with my lover, not just use her as an unwilling toy," Alex answered as she gripped Eta's tie.

"What about a very willing toy?" Eta asked innocently before being silenced by Alex pulling her in close for another eager kiss.

As the two finally re-entered the Peregrine, Eta could only pause and stare around. It suddenly dawned on her that this ship... was now her home. Despite Alex having been so generous with her space from the beginning, Eta had only ever felt like a guest, like a passenger. But now...

She was so taken by thought, so lost in her own world that she had already forgotten her own request. And she also didn't notice Alex stepping up from behind her. A hand came swinging through the air, slapping against Eta's ass with a soft crack. The woman let out a startled yelp as she jumped in surprise. She spun around, cheeks flushed with her hands clamped over her rear. But there was a smile on her lips as her breathing began to return to normal. Alex stepped forward, not hesitating to grab Eta's wrists as she pushed her lover back. She pinned the taller woman's hands against the wall as she leaned up and kissed her energetically across the lips.

"So much for being a free woman eh?," Alex whispered with a smirk when the kiss finally ended.

"Only free in the eyes of Imperial law," Eta replied breathlessly. "But you know I don't want to be free."

"That's a good girl," Alex purred she released Eta's trembling hands. The woman looking like she was on the brink of collapsing. Alex pointed down without saying a word, and Eta obediently dropped to her knees. Alex studied her for a long moment, a wicked smile on her face.

"Have I ever mentioned how hot it is to have you kneeling in front of me?" she asked. Eta nodded quickly, eyes wide.

"And now no one owns you but me," her Mistress gloated quietly to herself. Eta nodded again, pulse rising. Alex paused, simply watching for a long moment before finally speaking again.

"Hands and knees," she ordered simply. Eta did as instructed instantly, despite this not being something Alex had ever ordered before. From her position she couldn't lift her head enough to comfortably meet Alex's gaze. But she watched her Mistress's feet stop right in front of her.

For a moment Alex didn't say anything, simply running her fingers through her lover's hair as she savored the moment. But soon enough she stepped away.

"Good girl," she called over her shoulder. "Now follow. Crawling," she ordered as she walked towards her bedroom, Eta scrambling to keep up behind her Mistress as she desperately tried to ignore the tightening sensation in her lower gut.

As Alex entered the room, she didn't even bother to look behind herself.

"Boots off. Kneeling on the bed," she instructed as she walked over to their storage lockers. She pulled open one on the top row, her eyes traveling over a few of their purchases from the sex shop. She was in no hurry to make her selection, but once she had she tossed the items onto the bed next to Eta, who was kneeling exactly where instructed. She glanced down at them excitedly before her gaze snapped back to her Mistress.

Alex raised her hands to her shoulders and slipped off her leather jacket. Taking her time folding it and hanging it off the open locker door. She reached up to her throat, grabbing the zipper of her flight suit and calmly stripping out of the rest of her clothes.

Eta watched with rapt attention as her Mistress undressed. Her eyes were wide as they traveled over the contours of Alex's back, absorbing every detail. And once the woman had finished she turned, striding up to the edge of the bed with a single hand on her hip and a playful smile on her lips. She momentarily rested her other palm on Eta's sternum before giving the woman a gentle push. Eta offered no resistance as she bounced gently onto her back, or as her Mistress climbed on top of her, straddling her waist as Alex stared down hungrily.

"I'm going first," the Commander said simply as she reached up behind her head, releasing her ponytail, letting her long hair spill freely down her shoulders. Eta nodded eagerly her eyes wide as she gazed up at her naked Mistress, not trusting herself to speak. Alex leaned down, propping herself up on her elbows as she brought her face right up to her lover's.

Eta was expecting instructions, or more flirting, but instead she found herself pressed back into the mattress as Alex's weight settled onto her. Her eyelids drooped, before closing entirely as she melted underneath her Mistress' kiss.

A tongue plunged deep into Eta's mouth as she wrapped her trembling arms around her Mistress, her hands feverously trying to find purchase on the woman's back to pull herself closer. She felt a hand slip behind her head, Alex's fingers deep in the roots of her hair as she happily yielded to the inescapable embrace.

Their bodies rolled together as Eta managed to get her legs intertwined with her Mistress', only to let out a muffled gasp as Alex pressed her knee up against Eta's sex: rubbing up against her crotch through the material of her suit. The kiss faltered as Eta gave a surprised moan.

"I tease you, not the other way around," Alex growled, her voice low and husky.

"I'm sorry Mistress," Eta managed hastily before she was buried once again beneath the kiss.

She felt Alex grab one of her hands and guide it into place cupping one of the Commander's breasts. Eta instantly began kneading her Mistress' soft bosom, eagerly pulling in her other hand to take hold with both.

Alex felt a jolt of pleasure as Eta's fingers brushed gently over her nipples, and a low groan escaped her throat as her lover laid the pad of her thumb over the firm little nub and began to rapidly trace in circles. She felt another lurch pass through her and grabbed onto Eta's shoulders to stabilize herself.

Alex rolled the pair onto their sides, grabbing her lover with no hesitation and pulling her in close to press Eta's face into her chest. And almost immediately gave a stifled gasp as she felt Eta's lips and tongue joyously latch on.

"Good... girl," Alex moaned, squeezing her eyes shut as she pulled a long breath in through her nose. Eta gave an excited murmur, still buried deep in her Mistress' breasts as she lapped happily at the woman's nipple and loving every twitch and jump it caused.

She was still cupping Alex's other breast in her hand, feverously massaging her Mistress as she wrapped her other arm around the woman. Her off hand pawed at Alex's back, wanting nothing more than to pull herself as close into her Mistress as she could. Over the sound of her own heart pounding in her ears, she could hear Alex's breathing was growing quicker and more uneven.

Eta pushed for as long as she could, until her head began to swim. She finally pulled back, taking a ragged breath before switching sides and clamping her lips around her Mistress' other nipple. Above her she heard Alex let out a surprised laugh that quickly shifted into a moan.

"Eta... love it... but good god don't... suffocate yourself," she chuckled, her shoulders shaking. Eta blushed as she momentarily released her lips, taking a few long breathes as she rubbed her Mistress' breast with her nose.

"How about you go south. But no teasing," Alex instructed breathlessly, not wanting her lover to pass out while still trying to appease the ravenous hunger in her gut.

Eta nodded embarrassedly. Her Mistress' chest was heaving against her face, and she planted another gentle kiss on it before her off hand quickly slid down Alex's back, her fingertips tracing the bumps of the woman's spine as she felt it arc.

Alex lifted a leg, throwing it over Eta's hip and giving access to her eager lover. Eta slipped her hand under her Mistress' mound, immediately feeling the intimate heat against her fingers as she gently rested her thumb on top of Alex's clit. She once again wrapped her lips around her Mistress' nipple as she began to trace gleeful circles between her legs.

Alex felt her breath catch in her throat, and her body jerked. She let out a shaky moan as her lover poured herself into pleasuring Alex. She hooked her leg around Eta's waist, pulling their bodies together as her hips bucked.

Another wave of pleasure rocked through her as Eta's fingers spread the lips of her pussy and slipped inside. She let out a long gasp as her lover began to carefully thrust. Her heaving breaths mixed with the wet rhythmic sounds of Eta's work. It felt like there was a miniature star deep inside her gut, radiating an immense heat and every time her lover's fingers plunged deeper the star erupted, releasing a burst of solar flares out in all directions.

Without even meaning to her hands were clawing at Eta's shoulders, trying to keep herself stable while being rocked with pleasure. She squeezed her eyes shut as she rolled her head from side to side. Letting a trickle of moans and groans tumble out of her lips as Eta assaulted her senses.

But after a long moment of ecstasy a gentle touch against Alex's arm caught her attention. She managed to crack open an eye, looking down to see Eta kissing along her wrist and across the back of her hand. Eta glanced up in return, meeting Alex's gaze and giving her Mistress a blissful smile. She held the eye contact as she leaned back in, rolling her jaw as she lapped her tongue across Alex's erect nipple.

Alex jerked violently, squeezing Eta's hand between her thighs as she felt the surging tension inside her reaching a crescendo. But she gritted her teeth, holding back a landslide of moans as she dragged herself back from the edge. She thrust a hand between her own legs, grabbing Eta's wrist. She gave a hungry growl as she rolled herself back on top of her lover.

Eta found herself thrown onto her back, her arms pinned by her sides by her Mistress straddling her chest. She gazed up at Alex, who was staring back with wild eyes. The woman's chest was heaving and the skin from her ribs up through her cheeks was deeply flushed. Eta didn't realize she was wearing a worried expression, but Alex managed a swallow and a nod.

"good... you did... good. fuck yeah... but I want... more," she gasped as she shuffled forward. Bringing her glistening pussy right up to Eta's chin. Her lover gave a relieved smile as she opened her mouth eagerly. Alex settling into place, and almost immediately had to stuff her fist into her out mouth to stifle a scream as Eta leapt in. Her lover clamped her lips around Alex's clit, lathering the tender bulb with her tongue as Alex's threw her head back in pleasure.

She raised a hand and ran her fingers through her hair, pulling it back from her face as her body shook. The muscles all up her stomach spasmed, and she felt that crescendo rushing back, stronger than ever. She didn't even realize she had brought her other hand to her breast, pinching and rolling her own nipple between her fingers as her back arched with pleasure.

Eta was in constant motion, moving tirelessly as her tongue worked across every fold and facet of her Mistress' pussy, and feeling the hot juices run down her cheeks for her trouble. She managed to twist her arms up behind Alex, resting her hands on the woman's hips and gently kneading against her. Alex dropped a hand, intertwining her fingers with Eta's as the sun deep inside her surged brighter.

Alex fought for as long as she could, teetering on the edge of a supernova and milking every drop of pleasure she could manage. But at last she faltered, and that tiny wavering of her strength let the floodgates burst open. The star exploded, and Alex's entire body convulsed. Her jaw dropped open in a silent screen as her hand clamped down on Eta's. She was vaguely away of her lover's tongue and its tireless work, frantically prolonging her pleasure as she struggled to stay upright.

Waves of ecstasy shot through her as her vision faltered. She swayed in place. And as the orgasm finally passed her body began to crumple. She rolled to the side, and finally off her lover as she landing in the fetal position. Her chest heaved as she took several long minutes to compose herself.

She was vaguely aware of Eta holding her. One of her lover's arms around her waist and her head pressed against Alex's stomach. Through out of focus eyes Alex saw Eta cleaning off her cheeks with her hand, only to then lick those fingers clean in return. After a time Alex reached out and laid a shaking hand of her own on her lover's head, running her fingers through the woman's hair as she slowly regained control of herself.

"Thank you... Eta. Incredible... as always," she managed through ragged breaths. Eta beamed.

"Always happy to serve Mistress," she whispered softly as she laid a gentle kiss on Alex's navel. Alex grinned, finding the strength to tuck her hands under her lover's arms, and pulling the woman up towards her. She eagerly kissed Eta, letting the smell and taste of sex wash over her. Eta gave an excited giggle as she happily returned the kiss.

When they finally pulled apart Eta's cheeks were flushed.

"When... you pulled me away I thought... I had done a bad..." but she stopped when a finger landed across her lips, silencing her.

"Good girl, best girl," Alex said simply, causing her lover to smile happily. "You did wonderfully. I stopped you because I was thiiis close to cumming, and I didn't want to just yet."

"But speaking of which..." she continued after a moment, having mostly recovered. "How badly do you need to cum?" she teased. Eta blushed deeply, as she wore a pained expression.

"Please don't worry about me, take as much time as EEEEEEE," she squealed as Alex slipped a hand between her legs, running her fingers across Eta's pussy through the material of her suit.

"I don't know..." Alex purred. "It feels pretty hot down there."

Eta screwed her eyes shut, desperately trying to keep her body's needs under control. Alex was right, her body felt like it was on fire, and her Mistress' touch only threw fuel into the inferno.

"I... am very turned on," she admitted embarrassed. "But I can wait..." she began before Alex once again laid a finger across her lips.

"Can... but won't have to," Alex answered with a grin as she pushed herself up into a sitting position. She grabbed her hair tie from where it had fallen and quickly resecured her ponytail before she reached out for one of the items she had selected from the locker.

"Eta... I don't need a full eight hours sleep to fuck your brains out. And you... need to stop complaining about me wanting to," she added, holding up one of the items, and letting it danger from her fingertips. Eta's eyes widened with excitement as she quickly sat up, her vision locked on the object. It was a firm rubber ball, slightly smaller than her fist, resting in the middle of a long strap.

"Have you ever worn one?" Alex asked, her recent climax seeming to have done nothing to dampen her devilish energy when it came to playing with her lover.

"No Mistress," Eta answered truthfully.

"You're a smart girl, I'm sure you can figure it out," Alex teased as she offered it over.

"Put it on."

Eta obediently took it. It was true that she had never worn one, but she was well aware of what it was. And so without hesitation she raised it to her lips. She stretched her jaw wide as she fit the ball inside her mouth, feeling it push her tongue back out of the way. She took the straps and wrapped them around the back of her head, securing them together above the nape of her neck and pulling them tight. All the while acutely aware Alex was watching her, and savouring the performance.

Once Eta was done she looked up at her Mistress expectantly, ready and waiting for her next command. Alex reached out and took hold of her head in both hands. She kissed the gagged woman across the lips, as Eta let out a dejected moan at not being able to properly kiss her Mistress back. Alex turned her head, bringing her lips up against Eta's ear as her voice softened.

"You can't say 'no' while wearing that: so if anything hurts, or if you want to stop, I want you to grunt as loud as you can three times in quick succession. Three grunts means stop, one grunt means you're good."

Eta sucked in a breath through her nose and gave a single purposeful "Hrmph!" through her gag. Alex giggled.

"Good girl," she whispered as she leaned back. Her eyes flashed as she made a small spinning gesture with her finger and picked up a long coil of dark rope. Eta quickly spun in place. Coming to a stop on her knees facing away from her Mistress.

"Arms crossed behind your back, hands holding the opposite elbow," Alex instructed, and Eta obediently snapped into position. Alex quickly looped the rope around the woman's forearms. She secured the first loop before adding more and more wraps as she bound her lover's arms together. The dark ropes standing out beautifully against Eta's white uniform.