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Yet none of them are precise... not that there is any need for precision as far as the curse in concerned. In that room, no woman sleeps fitfully. (MF, succubus, fantasy) *** Kedra looked at the door to her room with the glowing eyes of an eager freshman. She opened it for the first time and stood at the entrance, looking at her new home for the next three months. Having never lived anywhere but her home in Southern California, this was indeed a drastic change. The wind blew gently through the trees outside of the one window in her room. With a large sigh, she set about moving her stuff into the room. After she had set everything up and said good bye to her mother, father and younger brother, she spent the rest of the day getting acquainted with the other women on her floor. Eventually, she happened upon her resident assistant Jackie. "Hello. My name is Kedra. I think I live on your floor." "Yes. I was about to see how you were doing. My name is Jackie Gordon. Just call me Jackie." Kedra liked her. There was an ease to her manner that was natural. Her blonde hair was long and bore none of the tell-tale signs of unnatural coloring. In fact, Jackie didn't wear makeup. Her body looked as if it belonged to a model, and it too was naturally fit. "I just wanted..." "Not here. Meet me in my room in five minutes. I have a few things to get done, and I want to speak to you." The urgent tone lay heavily in her words. There was even a touch of... fear. With a smile, Kedra agreed and returned to her floor, waiting patiently by the RA's door. True to her word, Jackie arrived five minutes later. Kedra noticed the serious look on her face and hoped that she had not forgotten to sign something. The inside of Jackie's room was very practical. Nothing was out of place, and the general feeling of the room mirrored its occupant's own natural ease. "You're living in Room 330." "Yes. Is there some problem?" "Not yet, but there will be tonight. Do you believe in curses?" "Uh... not really." "Well you will by the morning. That room is cursed." Kedra watched Jackie take a seat. It was the first unnatural thing she had seen from her RA. The motion was filled with sadness and pain. When she locked eyes with her, she did not notice the clear blue... only the voidless black pupils. They waltzed to some unheard dark symphony clawed on bone instruments played by undead hands, and this vision gripped her throat. Even if she didn't not believe in curses, Jackie did. At least she believed this one. "What kind of curse?" "It's called the never ending orgasm. The tale goes something like this... "Four years ago, someone living in that room was dating this guy. He was not all that good looking, but he was a gentleman. More so than most of the guys you'll meet at the bars and frat parties. Anyway... he loved her. Everyone who knew them could tell that he existed only for her. They could also tell that she did not return his love. "Now... no one really knows what happened that night, and you'll probably hear no less than twelve different versions. But whatever happened, they broke up and he killed himself. That's when the curse took hold. She was its first victim. "I don't know how else to explain it other than to say that she simply had one massive orgasm after another. It drained her. She looked like walking death. Couldn't even walk unless someone helped her. And it always happened whenever she slept in that room." "Too weird," whispered Kedra. "It doesn't stop there. Every woman who has lived there since, has had to deal with the never ending orgasm." "What happened to the girl living there when it started?" Kedra asked after a long pause. "No one really knows. Most people ask if he's responsible... or what happened to him. Now I know you don't believe in curses, but please... don't ever sleep in your room. No matter what." Kedra spent close to an hour talking to her RA before finally leaving the room. She could feel the concern from Jackie's eyes as she walked into her room. As fanciful as the tale had seemed, Jackie did not seem like a woman easily spooked by rumors of a curse. She set up her computer, organized her things, and made her new home as much a part of her as possible before exhaustion finally claimed her. She closed the blinds on her window and removed her clothing. She took stock of her body, marveling at the changes. Where once stood only a flat mahogany board there were two firm breasts, each topped with an ebony nipple. Her stomach was trim, rippling with the power she had gleaned from spending hours in the gym back home over the summer. Her legs belonged on a track star. She was proud of the vision before her. Accustomed to her privacy, she slept in the nude. That's when the dreams began. Unlike many dreams, this one was frighteningly clear. She was floating in a cloud of nothing. She could feel its touch against her rich chocolate skin, pulling arousal from within her. She let the sensation take her, basking in the warmth of her body's heightened state of pleasure. Slowly, almost as if the cloud wanted to watch and detail the process, she felt herself coming closer and closer to orgasm. Having brought herself to this pinnacle many nights, she knew the signs. Yet there was something... sinister... about this time. She was not being violated... she was violating herself. The first orgasm was but a crumb of bread. As her body thumped with pleasure, the pleasure increased. She was riding another orgasmic crest even as the one before it dies. Her nipples ached to be pulled... and the cloud obliged. She yearned to know the feel of male flesh filling her, and again it obliged. With each demand her body made, the cloud met it, fulfilling the request totally. Kedra knew something was wrong, She was cumming again and again and again, each one stronger and more pleasing than the last. What was worse was the cry from her own body. As she craved a bigger, thicker manhood, she was greeted by the sensation of the cloud's nothing filling her with more and more. When her clit begged for mercy, the cloud offered nothing but more pleasure, pulling and sucking in that nubbin of lust with an eagerness that bordered on the insane. Her asshole whined about being left out, and the cloud seemed to lick it, eventually sliding into her forbidden hole and twisting her body with even more pleasure. She could not take it. The pleasure was too much, becoming pain. And still her body demanded more. The nothing licking her rear became the hardness of manhood, and filled her rear as her mound of Venus drooled, made foolish by the consistent pounding of the cloud within it. Her mouth flung itself open to cry out... only to be filled with the cloud. And she sucked on it as would a hungry babe. Her nostrils were filled with the musky funk of an aroused male. He hands reached for a man's shoulders, and found something. And through it all, orgasm after orgasm after orgasm. The thing she sucked on left her mouth for one second. Sweet fresh air filled her lungs and she tried to cry out for help... mercy... anything. What left her lips surprised her. "Please... love me." *** Morning greeted her with a softness, yet her body was spent. Dried sweat clung to her body, coating her with the efforts of her dream... which she remembered in full. Not one detail was lost to the haze of gray that accompanies waking up. She spent close to two hours in bed, slowly gathering the strength to move. When she did, it was in response to the haunting deepness of a male voice. "Who are you." It was not a question. "Kedra Williams. I'm Kedra..." "Where is she." Again... not a question. "Wha... Who? I don't know." "Find her." Silence. Kedra closed her eyes, and felt the room. Gone was the Southern Virginian comfort. In its place was an unearthly nothing. The room was barren. It was not cold nor warm. It was... nothing. Kedra rose and took a moment to force her body to react as normal as possible. After dressing, selecting clothes that were all too warm for the weather, she opened the door to her room... and saw Jackie. Her RA was standing across from her door, fear plastered over her face. Kedra tried to mask her body's blatant exhaustion. "Now do you believe?" There was no malice in her words. *** The day was spent learning as much about the curse as possible. Jackie had been right; Kedra now knew seven different versions of what happened in the room, and not one of them felt right. The one thing common to all was he. No one knew his name... and they all blamed him. Some said he was heartbroken when she told him that their relationship was not what she wanted or needed. Others thought he had tried to rape her, and had not reached his own orgasm even though she had known pleasure several times over. Yet no matter what she heard, none of it rang true to her ears. There was always something not right in their words. Not a lie... just a lack of the truth. Kedra was walking through downtown when she passed a tobacco store... and stopped. She could smell the powerful odor of cigar smoke, and it tickled her memory of the dream... and Jackie's room. Curious, she walked into the store. Behind the counter stood a man whose features were obviously of Mediterranean descent. He smiled warmly and asked her if there was something he could help her with. "No. I don't smoke. Actually... I'm here because I smelled something familiar." "Well... we have the best selection of tobacco in the area. Does anyone in your family smoke?" She was about to answer when the scent from his cigar hit her. It was pure, rich with the faint traces of... him. She remembered. "What brand is that?" she asked, pointing to his cigar. "That's a Padron." "I've smelled that before... in a dream." She watched as his face became hard. It was not a transition as such, it simply became hard. He knew something. "You live in Flynn Hall. Room 330." She was not shocked at his apparent knowledge. "What do you know about him?" "I know who he is. I know his name. And I know he loved his cigars. Padron was one of his favorites. Every time he got paid he would come in and buy three. Always three. Tell me... do you love someone?" "Why do you ask?" "He loved someone. I remember the last time I saw his face. I knew then what he had planned, and knew that no amount of comfort could ease his pain. He bought a Padron that day. Sat in that chair and smoked it. I remember thinking how the smoke floated around his body, soothing him almost." "How can I break the curse? Do you know where the woman he dated is?" "I don't know and no. But try offering him a Padron. It can't hurt." She bought a cigar, having him chose the best one from his supply. Something gnawed at her as the vision of Jackie's room played across her mind. "Thank you, sir." "Maybe this will help. It's something he told me as he was leaving. 'Love is forever.' I don't know what he meant by it. Too bad. He was one of the good guys." "I know," Kedra whispered as she left. Her body remembered the dream... and one piece of the puzzle came crashing into place: He only did what she asked him to. She was all that mattered. *** "Jackie... can I see you in your room?" "Sure thing. Give me a moment," the blonde spoke. Kedra walked to Jackie's door and waited. She could feel the excitement in the air as other women moved into their rooms. She could also feel the eyes of those who knew the curse. It was as if they knew she was the new occupant.... and pitied her. She heard Jackie's soft foot falls and waited the precious seconds it took her to open her door and enter. Kedra entered and took close notice of every item within the room. Her eyes fell immediately upon the desk. It was the only thing on the top shelf: a cigar ashtray. "You know his name, don't you." She watched as Jackie whirled around to face her, total disbelief burned brightly on her natural features. "What makes..." Kedra showed her the cigar she had just purchased. The solitary tear that crept slowly down the blonde's cheek answered her. "What really happened?" "I lost the only man who ever really cared about me. I lost him because all I wanted was a hard dick.." Kedra watched the pain grow into anger... and waited for the confession. "I hated him. He loved me and I hated him. All he wanted was my happiness, and I hated him. I fucked around on him the entire time we dated. Even slept with a close friend of his. I don't even remember her name. And yeah you heard right... HER. I was nothing more than a slut looking for her next sex fix.. And he loved me." "Why come back?" "Why" came the angry voice. "WHY! I didn't have a choice. Do you have any idea how much it hurt me to know that I could have know love if only I could have controlled my twat? All I had to do was allow him to love me... and I crushed him!!" "So you decided to return and live close by, hoping he would find you. How stupid are you going to be?! He won't rest until he gets hold of you. And you won't sleep until you know love at his hands?" "I thought you didn't believe in curses." "I don't. But I believe in love." Speaking the words brought back the face of Kahreem. She had broken off their two year relationship in order to go to college with a clear slate. She knew it would hurt, but she also knew that it was unfair to him to have a cross country relationship. She never looked back on her decision... until now. She remembered the night he had take her virginity... with love. She could see his face as he spoke truly those three words: I Love You. And she knew the source of the curse. "Here. You know how to end the curse. Let yourself love him. Let him love you. Otherwise, I'm not going to get any sleep this semester. And I'll make sure you don't either." Kedra tossed the cigar to Jackie and left, never taking the time to see if she caught it. She had other things to do... like renewing the love that she denied herself. As night came, bringing sleep within its arms, Kedra decided to sleep downstairs in the lounge. She knew her room would be otherwise occupied. The pungent stench of cigar smoke filled room 330. The tendrils from the burning cigar drifted upwards, coating the roof of the room with a gray cloud of memories. And beneath them, Jackie waited for sleep to claim her. She briefly wondered if her crime would deny her even sleep within the room she had once slept in. It had cost her much to get the changes done to her body. A new face... new breasts and thighs. Yet some things never changed. She still refused to wear makeup. She had spent hours perfecting a new walk. All to fool something that refused to be fooled. As the cigar burned down to the barest nub, sleep finally granted her release from the day's stresses. And she dreamed. "I knew you would come. I knew you were here." "Why do you still love me? I have caused you so much pain. Please... I must know." "I love you. That is enough... Lori." The sound of her given name tore at her soul as it left his lips.. He loved her... even though he was trapped within the limbo of nothing she had forged by her heartless treatment. He wanted nothing but the best for her... even after death. And all she had to offer as an apology was a simple thickness of tobacco. She could not even offer her body to please him. It was soiled beyond all hope. And there was no denying the cause of the taint: lust. All she longed for was the thundering satisfaction of her own orgasm. It mattered not the source. Cock or cunt... it didn't matter. She had fucked her fair share of both. All for the chance to know the bliss of orgasm. She had fed on the varying taste of male and female cum for so long... without caring why her partner was between her thighs. All that mattered was her own pleasure. And all he cared about was her pleasure... and she had killed him. If she had asked him... he would have slid his tongue into her rear entrance. Yet she had to find some nameless cretin to do it. Had she but thought it, he would have searched the entire galaxy in order to find a woman whose sweet nectar would slide down her parched throat. Yet she had to sneak around to get it. And he would have done so... because he loved her. Always her. Only her. "Please... love me," she heard herself whisper. Each letter held truth... and knowledge. She would die tonight... within his arms. Arms that she should have lived in... known comfort in.... experienced the joys and sorrows of life in. Arms that were now buried under six feet of life giving earth that had deemed it necessary to spawn him. "Why should I? You would only spurn me again. You would gain pleasure from me... even though I know hold this formlessness as a body! Why?" The anger in his voice shook her soul. She knew he would not accept her spoiled body, yet... He was always kind. Even when she laughed in his face as he turned away from her, head hung low in defeat. He was always kind. He had never mouthed one evil word about her, although she felt she deserved it... and several more. After his death... and renewal... she had left Virginia for the looser confines of California. She had known orgasm by countless tongues sliding over her erect clit. She could not remember their faces... but she did remember his. And it was always the same: as she rode the crashing waves of her own orgasm, he was there. His face never changed; the same caring brown eyes looked forward. The beard that framed his face still smelled of him... and his favorite cigar. Never was there a look of pain. No anger. Only his love for her. She cried. "Tell me. What is my name," his voice echoed from everywhere and nowhere. "I-I... remember. I remember. But I cannot...." "Do you know why? Tell me!" "Because I am not worthy of Love!" she blurted. This truth finished the job the sound of her true name begun. Jackie was no more... only Lori remained. And she was not worthy of Love. Even if he had wanted to give her his love, there was no way she could accept it. She would live... without Love: a member of the living dead. "Before, I gave you what you needed. Now... I deny that which you need. How does it feel, Lori?" "Please... forgive me. I..." Pain ripped the air from her lungs as her nipples were pierced by thousands of nothing needles. "I gave you all that I had! I had nothing! I died knowing I would burn in Hell for my actions. I died because I had nothing left! And you... what did you do?" "I remembered you," she gasped through the pain. A new wave joined it as her clit burned. Not with lust or love... just burned. "You lie! I can smell the lies on your breath! You cannot lie to me, Lori; I know the truth! I know you!" Pain. All he gave her was pain. There was no love in the rough caresses the nothing offered her skin. Desperate, she gripped her breasts... and jerked violently. She had no choice but to show him her heart. The pain stopped as quickly as it had begun. She was free of the trappings of flesh, and stood before him bare of all of her sins. Jackie/Lori could not look upon him. "I love you. I loved you when I pushed you away. I cried at night the day you died. When you took me that night, I cried. I knew what I had done... and I ran. "I tried to forget, but I could not. Please... for Kedra. Don't hate me forever. I know you love me..." As she was about to speak his name, a bright flash blinded her. "Why, Lori? Why did you push me away?" His voice was tender now. "I don't know. You offered me more than I had a right to ask for. Can't you see? I was not ready!" "I would have waited." So simple. The answer had been before her clouded vision all along. She wept anew, ashamed at the blindness of her youth. She had lost the comforting knowledge that he truly loved her. She had sacrificed true pleasure for the dregs of satisfaction she gained by her many adventures with varied partners... none of whom she could remember. Now... there was only peace. She kissed his lips, losing herself in the essence of Love. She never doubted that he would kiss her back. She knew that they were mean to be together. Sex would only be the consummation of that which she knew she would own for eternity. "I will always be with you, Lori. No matter the pain... I will be with you." "I won't leave you again. I need you." She wanted to speak his name, but something chuckled softly within her. There was no need for names for them. Her hands slid over the shoulders that she had known in life, and found nothing new, save the truth of Love. Soft, gentle flesh was placed carefully over muscles powered by his love for her. She surrendered herself to knowing true love from another. She felt his manhood... not cock... beat with his life's essence between her thighs. And she was pleased. Memories of past loves vanished from her mind, banished by the purity of his love. HER love. Their Love. She let her hands glide over his chest, losing themselves in the sublime feeling of his flesh. When he moved his head away, she looked into his eyes, unafraid of the truth. He loved her. He wanted her. And she wanted him. There was no further need for cumbersome words; she knew what he wanted... felt what he needed. She placed his hands over her breasts, longing to feel his touch once again. She had denied herself his touch once before. Not again. NEVER again. As his fingers caressed the supple flesh, Lori/Jackie smiled. It was more than she remembered. His touch then was gentle... kind... loving. Now it was these and more. Much more. She felt her center drool with anticipation, craving the attention her breasts were given. It was easy to wait out its demands, for soon she would know an eternity of pleasure... with him. She remembered what he liked most, and lowered herself until her back was supported by nothing but feelings and emotions she had long thought dead. She watched as he knelt between her thighs and kissed his way ever upwards. She waited patiently, wanting to give him all and more of the love he so freely gave her. That same love which she spurned for the illusion of satisfaction. When she felt his tongue slowly wrap itself around her budding nubbin, Lori screamed. This was more than she had a right to know of true Love, and she was more than grateful for his love. Lori arched her back, thrusting herself into his waiting maw. His tongue traveled into her cavern of pleasure and lapped gently at the downpour. Her legs shook as her orgasm thundered through her body, destroying all which was before. Gone were the hours under some surgeon's knife. The plastic which served as flesh evaporated into nothingness as he pulled one... two... three orgasm from her. Then his face was gone. She did not need to see where he had gone, the familiar touch of his chest on her thighs told her all. She kissed his lips as his head slithered between and over her heaving breasts. Her own flavor was intoxicating. It was the newness of morning, untainted by the lingering hints of other lovers. Then he rolled off of her body. How could he love her this much? He wanted her to ride him. He wanted her to have full control over their pleasure. Lori slid her body over his, trembling as the last orgasm let its presence be know. She did not fear it, nor its mount, Death. She had tasted of the bitterness of her life, and found it unsatisfactory. All she wanted was beneath her. And he waited for her... as he would have if she had but known the truth. There would be time enough to think on her mistakes. Eternity. She gripped his manhood, remembering its strength. Bigger had been where he would soon know pleasure. Bigger... but none better. She impaled herself quickly, denying him no longer. His thickness touched every surface of her center, and melded with her soul. She paused, thanking him for waiting for her. She prayed that the others whom he had taken would forgive her for her crime. He wanted only her, and punished those out of anger. Had she but known Love then for what it was. Had she not feared its strength... Lori lifted herself slowly, pulling away from his manhood. Tears flowed down her cheeks as she fell. This was the wonder she had denied herself for four long years. Now it would be hers... forever hers. She saw his hands inch their way towards her breasts, yet never ceased her journey to meet her last orgasm Their arrival sped her travels as would a swift wind filling the sails of a schooner. There was but one thing wrong: she had denied him one pleasure. Pulling free, she rose fully to her feet, turned around and offered that which had been taken by many others. Her head hung low, passively asking for this... her final denial fulfilled. The gentle pressure at her rear entrance slowly drew a long held sigh of pleasure from her lips. He filled her slowly, caressing the flesh guarding that darkest of gateways. When his flesh met hers... hips to rear... he waited for her. She lifted her head and saw the end. It was magnificent. Night black armor adorned the powerful form of a warrior astride an equally dark mount of exceptional breeding. At his side was a sword, buried within a scabbard adorned with one single gemstone: an onyx. Lori watched him as he watched them, waiting. She pulled away, her arms shaking as it felt Love manifest one of its thousand guises. Inhaling the purity, she pushed backwards, knowing he would meet her. He did, and Lori cried out. Nothing had ever been so... good. He was making love to her. He was her and she was he. They would be together. Always. When three fingers slid across her essence, she pounded harder, her eyes never leaving the warrior and his mount. Closer they came, moving with silence borne out of respect for the two lovers that were before his steady gaze. She reached back with one hand and gripped the sack of flesh which had, in life, held the seed of life which should have been hers to bear. She caressed it, urging him to join her. So close. The end was so close she could smell their sweat as it danced with the scent of the warrior's mount. Death. It did not stink of rotting souls. She felt his chest fall upon her back as he increased his thrusts into her rear. The hot breath from his nostrils scorched a path along her neck. She did not care. All that mattered to her was his pleasure. "I will always love you, Lori," he grunted as he found release within her rear. "I... will... love... you forever..." She tried to call his name. She could not; the end had come. It had not been worth the pain to push him away. Her body burned with Love and truth as she experienced orgasm form true Love. They collapsed, spent... for now. She knew she was on her side, but did not care. She was his to love forever. He was hers... had been hers... would always be hers... until the end of all things. She closed her eyes and listened to his breathing. She touched his thigh gently, assuring him... and herself... that this would always be. Downstairs, Kedra slept fitfully. And she dreamed. She saw nothing... save a lone cloud lit by sporadic bolts of passionate lightning. She smiled and cried. A life was lost, and a heart free of the chains it had forged to keep it safe from harm. *** "Well. Now I can say that I have seen it all." "Are you sure it was suicide? NO one kills themselves like... this." "What would you like? Some sick bastard with a likin' for blood soaked sex partners? We'd have the FBI all over this campus. The college would have our asses for dinner with a side order of fries! And we can't blame it on the curse." "Yeah. That would go over even better." "Besides... no signs of forced entry. No other damage to the room. Christ on a crutch... her blood didn't even soak into the sheets or the mattress!" "Any word from her family?" "Won't be any. According to her records, both mom and dad are dead. No living relatives. And before you get that damned look in your eyes, we ain't gonna go lookin' no deeper." "Where do we send the body?" "We bury her. Beside him. She left a will, specifically requesting to be buried beside him." Silence. "So you believe..." "What I believe don't matter. It's a suicide. Plain and simple. Now let's get the story down before we have to answer too many questions with no answers." Silence. "This thing ain't over yet... is it." "Not by a long shot. Hope you've got an iron stomach; this is gonna be an evil semester." "What I wouldn't give for a simple drunk and disorderly right now." The police report was a true masterpiece. Not even the great science fiction writers could have gathered together such lies and half truths and set them to ink- on-paper Kedra never bothered to get their account. The clear, pure air within her room told her the tale. It told her the truth. She slept fitfully now, the only orgasms which accompanied her to her dreams being those of her own fingers or David. Or both. She never told him of the one dream, nor did she speak about Jackie. But others knew. "It's over then?" "As I told you. The first to fall will be the last to rise." "That only leaves two others. Are you sure they will be gone before the review board gets here?" "That I cannot say, for you know their mannerism better than I. But I know that the others will fall... and others shall be destroyed. You were lucky; Kedra was strong... and pure of heart. The others... will not be so fortunate." "So. What are we to do? I don't want the college..." "Spare me your money talk, Mr. President. I have heard it before, and am still unimpressed. Yet I can tell you one thing more: you brought about these curses." "ME?! How dare you..." "You helped destroy a man, and he will repay you for your deeds. You will know the loss of many of your priceless trinkets." He watched the old woman walk out of his office, trying to maintain his professional demeanor. The back of his mind prickled with a name... as he tried to grab hold of it, it was not there. He needed to relax, and had just the struggling coed in mind. She was a cute blonde, with large tits. He smiled as he prepared to contact her. The chuckle escaped his notice... as did the faint foul funk of death. END ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ This story was written as an adult fantasy. The author does not condone the described behavior in real life. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Kristen's collection - Directory 68