Danica Pt. 08

Thinking about it, she realized that she grew far wetter than she ever remembered before coming here. She decided she would make some discreet inquiries about drugs that could have that effect. She had nearly come to grips with her desires, and now doubt as to whether they were really her own or manufactured by Zoraster once again drove a wedge between her and acceptance.

Danica spent a week sampling the fare of the various inns. She quickly decided that she had already found the two most comfortable places, the inn near Carolyn's house and the one where she had met Katherine and Elaine. She was able to spend another night of sweet ecstasy with Elaine, but Carolyn was quite busy entertaining her young man.

Danica spent a little coin here and there at various shops, mostly purchasing supplies she needed for her research and her kitchen. The chill in the air prompted her to purchase some cold weather clothes. She found a few things that fit in the shops, and asked the tailors and seamstresses to make many more. She assumed that anyone who worked with cloth in the city knew her sizes by the time the week drew to a close. Most of her robes were quite warm enough, but she hardly felt like wearing them all the time.

One thing Danica missed was her bath, and she seriously considering returning to the complex to take advantage of it when she discovered a public bathhouse in the upper class area of the city, near the walled inner city. She spent a long time soaking in the bathing pool, which required a near army of servants to keep constantly heating and pouring warm water into the pool to keep it from growing tepid. It also cost an outrageous amount of coin, which Danica found difficult to part with -- regardless of how much she had and how badly she had wanted the bath.

She spent far too long soaking in the pool, finding it difficult to keep her eyes -- and her hands -- off the string of wealthy women who took advantage of the pool. Most of the women seemed to know of the numerous peepholes in the wall that adjoined the women's bath to the men's. Few of them appeared to care about the voyeurs. Many of the women actually teased those on the other side of the wall by posing provocatively as they bathed. Those few who did wish for privacy brought servants along to stand in front of the peepholes while they soaked.

After her bath, Danica wandered around town and discovered public baths in the areas farther from the inner city, now that she knew generally what to look for. The one in the section of the city where the city and farm workers dwelled was very plain, a few small tubs with a pair of servants who heated water to fill them. Only a thin dividing wall, riddled with peepholes, separated the tubs for men from those for women. The price was cheap, but Danica searched and found another near the merchant district, opposite the main bazaar from where Carolyn lived.

The merchant quarter baths had much larger tubs and reasonable prices. Several young boys and girls waited inside, making a few coins by fetching things for those who bathed. The bathhouse apparently served as a place where much business from the merchant district was conducted, and the businessmen often wished for refreshment as they soaked and dealt. The owners consequently checked carefully for peepholes in the walls. The sensitive discussions the merchants held were not for prying eyes and ears.

Danica now had an excuse to stay in the city. She had found an affordable bath, and one as luxurious as her own if she felt the need and could part with the coin. A harvest fair started up in the city that day, and Danica spent the weekend enjoying the festivities amongst the city folk watching the jugglers, troubadours, and magicians who performed in the streets.

Danica awoke one morning shivering, her heart pounding in her chest, reluctantly awakening from an intense sexual dream about Carolyn. She went to Carolyn's shop that day, talking to Carolyn as she and her mother worked. Danica picked up some tools and worked on a piece of wood of her own as they talked. The women were making tops that they hoped to sell to the wealthy for the coming midwinter celebration. Both women were fine artisans, and the pieces they made would likely command a good price when offered for sale. When Danica finished hers that evening, it was every bit as beautiful as those Carolyn and her mother made.

Carolyn's mother had watched as Danica worked beside the brunette. When she saw what Danica had made she said, "Well now, why did you need us to make you anything when you first came here? It seems to me you're very skilled in woodcraft yourself, from what I see here. This is beautiful," she said while holding up the top.

Danica blushed and said, "I was only starting to learn when I came here. Carolyn taught me a lot, and I've had a lot of time to practice and learn on my own."

The woman smiled. "It does my old heart good to see my teachings being passed down. Hopefully this little lady will pass on my teachings to her own younguns when she has them, which will likely be soon if she keeps spending so much time with that young man who's caught her fancy."

"Mother!" Carolyn exclaimed as her face filled with color.

"Oh, you really didn't think I hadn't noticed did you, silly girl? I was a young woman once myself, despite what you might think. He's a fine young man, from a good family. He has a trade, and will make a fine husband. If I'd thought he was no good for you, I'd have drug you back to the house by your ear when I knew you were sneaking out."

Danica laughed and Carolyn joined in once she got over her embarrassment. Carolyn's mother then said, "You're the one who gave Carolyn those little cotton thingies aren't you? I found them in her drawers and asked her what in the hells they were. Once she finally managed to explain it to me, I used one when my friend came to call. I hope you don't mind that I showed them to a friend of mine who makes them now. You've made a lot of women's lives a whole lot more comfortable a few days a month..." she paused in search of a name.

"Danica," Danica answered her unasked question. "I can tell you how to make some herbal potions that will ease the bloating, cramping, and headaches as well. The herbs should be cheap -- cheaper still if you grow or find them yourself. They seem to be quite common in the area."

The woman smiled, "You know, something struck me as wrong about you when you first walked in here. I'm glad I hesitated in my first instinct to toss you out on your ear. You're a godsend, Danica. You're a wizard from up on the hill aren't you?" she asked.

Danica nodded. "Yes, I'm a student there."

"That's likely what gave me the shivers about you," the woman said, then hesitated a moment and asked, "I don't suppose you could put some little magics on these tops could you? We could sell them for much more to the rich if they were enchanted. The house and the shop are both needing some work, and I could afford it if I could make enough off these."

Danica had learned the Mass Enchantment spell while working with Darius and thought it would be easy to put some minor enchantments on groups of the tops very quickly. She smiled in response as she spoke, "Certainly, it will be repayment for what your daughter has taught me. It will have to be very small things, as stronger enchantments require spells to be cast over the item while it is being fashioned. Though we might make a few things where I'm able to work with you and place some stronger enchantments upon them."

The woman smiled wide, "I can't begin to thank you enough. I've heard so many bad rumors about that place up there. It's nice to see they're just rumors."

Danica smiled back. She wanted to say, they're not all rumors, but she didn't want to think about what would happen if she said something like that here at the heart of Zoraster's power base.

Someone came in the door then, prompting Carolyn and her mother to both say, "Hello, Alena."

Alena was a small young woman. She was short, a few inches shorter than Danica's five foot four, and almost waiflike in figure. She had very light blonde hair -- a rarity -- and a fair complexion. She also had a pretty, bright smile that immediately caught Danica's eye.

Carolyn turned to Danica and said, "This is Alena. We played together for as long as either of us can remember. Her mom is the one who makes the cotton plugs now, and she lives just a little down the street. Alena, this is my friend, Danica."

Alena's eyes widened for a moment. It was almost undetectable, but Danica saw it. The blonde regained her composure and said, "I'm pleased to meet you."

"I'm going ahead home. You've got two sets of able hands to help you, so why don't you close up. Don't be too late coming home," Carolyn's mother said, and then walked out the door.

"Are you going out with Kyle again?" Alena asked Carolyn as they worked on putting away things in the shop. Danica noticed a lot of emphasis on the word Kyle. The purposely humorous tone made it sound like she wasn't too fond of the young man.

"Oh, stop. You're just jealous because we don't spend as much time as we used to." Carolyn stuck out her tongue childishly and giggled. "No, he has to get up very early in the morning and go somewhere with his father. He'll be gone a day or so."

"Great," Alena exclaimed and raised her hands in an excited gesture. "We can go do something then."

The three women continued to chat as they cleaned up the shop. Danica noticed that Alena seemed a bit uncomfortable around her. When they finished cleaning, she looked right at Alena and said, "Okay, this is silly. Why are you walking around on eggshells around me?"

Alena blushed, and the rosy glow only made her beautiful young face all the prettier.

"I told her a little bit about you, and I loaned her the toy we made," Carolyn answered Danica's question with a laugh.

"Carolyn!" Alena gasped, her blush deepening.

Danica smiled and put her hand on the young woman's cheek. She noticed a shudder run through Alena when she did it. "Don't be embarrassed -- there's nothing shameful about it. We're all women here, and we all do it. There's not always a man around to take care of you when you need release."

Alena looked into Danica's eyes as the older woman finished speaking. Danica saw a mixture of curiosity and fear in the blonde's eyes that she knew very well.

"Just how much about me did you tell Alena?" Danica asked with a knowing smile.

Carolyn giggled. "Well -- everything! I had to talk to someone, and I thought Alena was about the only one who wouldn't get all weird on me."

Danica smiled and said, "Well, what do you think?"

Alena's breathing quickened just a bit, but she hesitated to answer.

Danica decided to press on. "Have you ever thought about playing with another woman? A woman knows your body better than any man ever could. She can make you feel things a man could never hope to. It's incredible, and it's natural, despite what anyone might tell you."

Carolyn and Alena's breathing quickened. Alena stammered, "I... umm..."

Danica held a finger to her lips. "We don't have to talk about this right now. You don't even know me that well. Why don't I treat the both of you to dinner? Maybe then you can become more comfortable being around me, and we'll think about talking about this then."

Carolyn beamed, "Wonderful. Is that okay with you, Alena?"

Alena nodded, her expression giving the indication of deep thought.

Danica picked a dark corner table of the inn for their meal. A fireplace obscured the table from most of the room, offering a good view from only one direction. They ate and chatted, drinking wine with the meal. The wine helped Alena deal with her nerves, her natural, animated personality emerging.

"So, what did you think when Carolyn told you about us sharing our bodies with each other?" Danica asked when the moment felt right.

Alena blushed, but the wine had loosened her tongue. "I was really surprised and a little out of sorts at first. While Carolyn talked about it, though, I kind of thought about it."

"Have the two of you ever touched?" Danica asked.

"A little," Carolyn supplied.

"I just got too scared. It was so different, and we were at home. I was afraid someone would come in," Alena clarified while glancing about, looking as if she was worried about someone overhearing her.

Danica stood up and gestured with her head toward the stairs. "Why don't we go somewhere private, so people can't listen in?"

When Carolyn and Alena nodded, Danica paid for a room in the inn and led the women upstairs. They all sat down on the bed, Carolyn and Alena at the head leaning against the simple headboard, Danica in the middle of the bed with her legs dangling off.

"You want to go farther with Alena don't you?" Danica asked Carolyn as soon as she sat down.

Carolyn bit her lip and looked at Alena. Closing her eyes demurely for a moment, she nodded her head as soon as her eyes opened.

Danica let out a purr. "Carolyn is a wonderful lover. She could make you feel so good Alena. Let her make you feel good. Just relax and let her give you pleasure. There's no one here to overhear or to judge you." Danica laid her hand on Alena's leg to caress it as she spoke.

Alena shuddered when Danica's hand touched her. When Danica finished speaking the blonde gasped, "I don't know."

"Just start slowly. If you feel uncomfortable, we don't have to talk about it any more." Danica slid closer and guided Alena's hand to Carolyn's chest. Alena didn't resist the guidance, and Carolyn let out a little moan when her friend's hand touched her.

"Feel how quickly her heart is beating," Danica said in low, sultry tones. She pulled Alena's hand down to the globe of Carolyn's breast. "See how hard she's breathing? She wants to share herself with you. Won't you share yourself with her?"

Alena stared at Carolyn, and at her hand on her brunette friend's breast. She breathed hard, her lips parting slightly. Danica slid across the bed and unbuttoned Carolyn's blouse, prompting a shudder from Carolyn. Alena's eyes locked on her friend. She looked as if she wanted to look away, but something kept her eyes locked on Carolyn as Danica slowly revealed the brunette's breasts.

"See how pretty her breasts are? They're just begging to have soft lips on them." Danica reached out and lay Alena's hand on Carolyn's bare breast.

Carolyn gasped and stroked Alena's arm with her hand when her friend touched her. "Oh please, Alena -- I want it so much," she said in a quiet voice, looking into her friend's eyes.

"Put your lips on her. Make her feel good," Danica urged, feeling wetness dampening her panties already.

Alena's expression offered no hint that she had heard Danica. The blonde rocked her hand back and forth, feeling Carolyn's firm young breast, the hard nipple against her palm. She pulled back to run a finger over Carolyn's nipple, and the brunette let out a languid moan.

"Do it. You can make her feel so good," Danica softly directed.

Alena leaned forward, hesitantly and haltingly. Soon, her lips were within scant inches of touching Carolyn's breast. Alena gasped with every breath, her attention fixated on Carolyn's hard nipple.

At last, she leaned the rest of the way forward to kiss Carolyn's nipple. Carolyn let out a gasp that turned into a moan. Alena ran her tongue over Carolyn's nipple once, then again. With a final sharp gasp, Alena's inhibitions broke down completely. She engulfed Carolyn's nipple between her lips and suckled it energetically. Carolyn moaned deep in her throat and ran her hands over her friend's body. As Alena sucked her nipples with increasing desire, Carolyn reached for the buttons of her friend's blouse.

When Carolyn tugged Alena's blouse off, she pulled her friend upwards and kissed her passionately. Alena responded with equal fervor. Carolyn slipped down Alena's pants as they kissed, causing Danica to sigh in delight.

Alena's fair complexion caused her body to stand out against Carolyn's. Her breasts were small, just a handful. Her areoles and nipples were a perfect shade of pink, the stiff points a little flattened and larger than Carolyn's perkier buds. The sight of the blonde's puffy, bare-shaven labia encouraged Danica to edge toward the two friends as they broke from their kiss.

Carolyn laid Alena back, looking into the blonde's eyes with a breathless look of desire. Alena gasped and licked her lips as Carolyn slid down between her legs.

Danica removed her own clothes as she watched Carolyn suck her friend's smooth nether lips. As soon as she bared her body, Danica tugged off Carolyn's pants. Carolyn's mouth never left Alena's soft folds, and their eyes never broke contact.

Danica massaged her damp folds as she watched Carolyn make love to her friend. Alena gasped and moaned as another woman pleasured her for the very first time.

Carolyn parted Alena's puffy lips and wiggled her tongue inside. She paused every so often to suck the blonde's inner lips, and to rub Alena's clit in quick circles. Carolyn's lips and tongue roamed all over Alena's sex, and Danica could tell from the look on the blonde's face that she would come on her friends tongue soon.

Carolyn stiffened her tongue and thrust it into Alena's depths. Alena writhed and cried out as Carolyn stabbed her tongue in and out while working two fingers in tight, fast circles over the blonde's swollen clit.

Alena came in a thrashing explosion. Carolyn couldn't stay between the woman's legs as she bucked and contorted in orgasm. Alena's hand shot down to cover her sex, gently probing it with one finger as her climax continued. Danica came while she watched Alena's orgasmic dance, and Carolyn quickly moved to lap up the redhead's bittersweet nectar.

Alena surprised them both when -- after she caught her breath -- she slid underneath Carolyn to flick her tongue over her friend's folds. Carolyn raised her head from between Danica's legs to gasp, as Alena tasted her for the first time.

Danica slid quickly to the other side of the bed, watching as Alena learned how to use her tongue to make another woman feel good. She started off timidly -- licking up and down the part of Carolyn's lips, but soon grew bolder, and probed deeper for the pool of flavorful wetness within.

Danica guided them gently until Carolyn was lying on her back with Alena between her legs. Danica had noticed Alena having some difficulty finding a good angle from below. She had no problem finding every inch of Carolyn's pussy from above, however.

Alena devouring her friend, wiggling her head back and forth to stimulate the brunette's sensitive folds even more. It didn't take long for Carolyn to come to an explosive orgasm under the intensity of Alena's first time tasting another woman.

Alena didn't stop there. Danica willingly pulled her slick fingers away from her sex to allow Alena to devour her with the same hungry intensity the blonde had exhibited with Carolyn. Alena squealed in glee when Danica came, gushing into the blonde's face. She lapped for every drop of Danica's creamy juices.

The three women spent almost two hours in a near constant state of arousal and orgasm. None of them could begin to count the number of times they had reached climax. They only knew that none of them could as much as touch each other any longer without every muscle in their body contracting in protest. The lay intertwined in a half doze for a short while before Alena reluctantly rose on wobbling legs to pull on her clothing. Alena didn't want her mother to worry about her and seek her out.

Danica and Carolyn dressed as well. They then kissed each other, each gasping as their oversensitive nether regions tried to lubricate. Their juices simply had not had time to replenish themselves. Danica collapsed onto the bed when the two young women left and fell into a deep slumber.