by SALSAlys » Thu Jun 06, 2002 7:35 pm
(Thanks for the insight, Dia. ^_^ I'll keep it in mind for the other parts. And Jak, you just don't look bad, you are bad! Remove that hat! Wear something more flattering than those robes! Exercise regularly! *nag nag nag...* *tickles Jak* Also, I'm aware that I'm probably violating the classic writer's rule of "Show, don't tell" in places, but go easy on it! And as before, I am taking liberties with the magical critters.)
"Good," said Fireblaze.
...
A week later, Kali wasn't exactly sure why the fire lord had decided that a succubus would make a good instructor for her, but she wasn't complaining. Shikhaela was interesting.
When Kali had been sent back to her home, along with instructions to wait until she got a notice, she had tried to live life as normal, though impatient for the promised tutoring.
Thankfully, she didn't have to wait long. Kali was going back from taking lunch to Mrs. Thatcher's son, who was watching the goats, when she felt a sudden, soft hand on the back of her neck.
"Boo," whispered a gentle, slightly breathy—
Not breathy. Husky, Kali remembered. THAT was how you described that kind of voice... not overly sexual, but with an undertone suggesting that the person who owned that voice could be a very, very good lover indeed...
Kali blushed at her train of thought, and the person behind her circled around to the front.
The girl stared at the stranger, awestruck. She had always been aware that her own mother was prettier than many of the other women in the village, but the woman was beyond pretty...
Gorgeous? Beautiful? In stories, the princess always had long, golden hair, and Kali had seen blondes before, but this was true gold. She had the feeling that if you plaited her hair, you could wear it about your neck proudly in place of a more orthodox necklace. Her eyes were silver at first, but as she looked at Kali, they changed, blending and swirling from silver to jade, then pine, and finally emerald green, bright and sparkling. Her skin was smooth and flawless, pale without having the unhealthy pallor of the bedridden. Although she wore no clothing, her hair was long enough and luxurious enough to preserve the modesty even of the most straight-laced prude.
"Open your mouth any wider and a fly will go in," said the succubus, amused. Kali shut her lips obediently. "Good. I am Shikhaela... call me Shika for short. Fireblaze sent me over to be your instructor, Kali love."
"Really? You?" asked Kali excitedly, her happiness breaking through her awe. "Great! What will you teach me? And when? And what are you, since you aren't a fire elemental?"
Shikhaela gave a laugh like silver bells chiming. "I'll be teaching you some basic discipline at first, starting now, if you have the time. And I'm a succubus."
Kali stared at Shika again. "A succubus?" she said in a small voice.
Succubi are sex demons, right? But... I'm not learning how to— eeh...
As before, it seemed like her emotions were an open book.
"Silly, silly girl," said Shika affectionately. "I see I'm also going to have to teach you a bit about masking what you feel."
"I can mask," Kali said indignantly. "My own stepda can't tell what I'm thinking a lot of the time, and Mrs. Thatcher can't either!"
"Mm. Maybe so... or maybe they're not paying enough attention. If you're to be a diplomat, well... you don't want everybody to know what you're thinking. But Kali love, a succubus isn't completely about sex. I'll admit, I'm no virgin— be rather odd if I was, after a thousand years or so— but you aren't going to be learning about how to make love. For one, you're too young, and for another, it's not part of what you need to know. If you want to later, you can, but it's purely optional." Shikhaela shrugged her alabaster shoulders gently.
"Oh. That's... good," said her student cautiously, somewhat deflated. "Why you, then, and not another elemental?"
"Part of the reason we succubi are so good at what we do is because we have a sort of ability to have other people get along with us. We enjoy our tumbles, and our sort of love for what we do, and for people, means that we are soothing to be around for other elementals, even when none of us is in the mood for sex."
"Oh... so I'm supposed to learn how to get along from you?"
"Probably. Plus, I know more about humans and their emotions than Fireblaze and his crew," added Shika with a grin.
Edited by: [url=http://pub30.ezboard.com/usalsalys.showPublicProfile?language=EN>SALSAlys</A] at: 6/7/02 10:51:11 pm