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Authors: Kayla Bain-Vrba
Tags: F/F romance, fantasy
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was from the capitol; he could do whatever he wanted. She closed her eyes. He ripped her shirt rather than pull it over her head; she shrunk away from the filthy touch of his fingers on his skin. Then he reached for her pants.
Years of violation rushed over her. All the men and women she had serviced since becoming a woman filled her mind, the memory of the touch, the tastes, the sounds. Memories of lying, of pretending, of pushing away the guilt and shame and loneliness that threatened to rip her apart and take away anything human inside her. She had meant nothing to them; they hadn't loved her, not like Cherry did.
Cherry. She belonged to Cherry. Her body was not for this boy to defile; she was not his for the taking. Not anymore.
"No!" She screamed and fought, and the boy laughed. As injured as she was however, she was a pro and more than a match for this rich kid. A few swift punches and a well-aimed kick, and he was scrambling from her room, calling her all sorts of dirty words.
She hesitated for a moment, her breathing shallow, and realized just what she'd done. She'd attacked an upper class man. When it finally set in, she lay back on her cot to wait. There was no point in doing anything else. When the officials came for her, she didn't even fight them, just let them take her away.
*~*~*
The door was broken down when Cherry returned and Berlin was gone. Fearing the worst but knowing that The Lord of The Zone kept tabs on all his place markers, she ran to find the officials. They would know where Berlin was. She was too valuable for them to lose track of.
Berlin was leaving the judge's office when Cherry found her. Cherry threw herself into Berlin's arms, ignoring Berlin's reflexive wince, and immediately asked, "What happened?"
Berlin buried her face in Cherry's shoulder, clutching her for what would probably be the last time. "You were right. When the capitol boys came for me, it was different. I couldn't let them have me. I'm yours."
Cherry pulled back, terrified. The feeling overwhelmed her, but it didn't hide the tug at her heart from Berlin's words. I'm yours. But this was not the time for that. "Berlin, you—but— Are you going to—to—"
Berlin nodded. "At dawn."
"No!"
Berlin held her close. If these were her last moments, she wanted to feel Cherry's body pressed against hers, to die with Cherry's warmth still in her skin. "It's going to be alright, Cherry. Take my money and get out of here."
"Berlin … no …" How could she even think of leaving?
"I didn't kill that boy, but I hurt him bad. They fined me, on top of my debt. I have until dawn to pay both or I'll be terminated. I'm more trouble than I'm worth."
"Berlin…"
"It's going to be okay, Cherry."
"We're leaving. Now."
Berlin shook her head immediately. "No. I won't try to escape. I won't let you hang too."
"No—we're going to pay our debts." Cherry reached into her pocket and took out her mother's necklace. "This will be enough to pay your fine. It probably could have paid for half your debt."
"Cherry, that was your mother's."
"It doesn't matter." Cherry met Berlin's eyes, her mind made up. "This is my past; you are my future. This doesn't matter anymore. I won't lose you."
Berlin clutched Cherry. "I love you, so much. You're it for me."
"That's good. Because you're it for me." She smiled at Berlin, a smile full of love and happiness, and Berlin felt like she was truly alive for the first time.
As the sun set, Cherry and Berlin marched hand in hand out of The Zone, unstopped as they passed through the gates and into the capitol beyond. They were free women—no longer belonging to The Lord of The Zone but belonging to each other. Cherry wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
Fin
About the Author
Ever since she was a little girl, Kayla has been living in daydreams. They started out innocently enough—little dreams of being a world class gymnast or Olympic figure skater—but quickly escalated to grand
Years of violation rushed over her. All the men and women she had serviced since becoming a woman filled her mind, the memory of the touch, the tastes, the sounds. Memories of lying, of pretending, of pushing away the guilt and shame and loneliness that threatened to rip her apart and take away anything human inside her. She had meant nothing to them; they hadn't loved her, not like Cherry did.
Cherry. She belonged to Cherry. Her body was not for this boy to defile; she was not his for the taking. Not anymore.
"No!" She screamed and fought, and the boy laughed. As injured as she was however, she was a pro and more than a match for this rich kid. A few swift punches and a well-aimed kick, and he was scrambling from her room, calling her all sorts of dirty words.
She hesitated for a moment, her breathing shallow, and realized just what she'd done. She'd attacked an upper class man. When it finally set in, she lay back on her cot to wait. There was no point in doing anything else. When the officials came for her, she didn't even fight them, just let them take her away.
*~*~*
The door was broken down when Cherry returned and Berlin was gone. Fearing the worst but knowing that The Lord of The Zone kept tabs on all his place markers, she ran to find the officials. They would know where Berlin was. She was too valuable for them to lose track of.
Berlin was leaving the judge's office when Cherry found her. Cherry threw herself into Berlin's arms, ignoring Berlin's reflexive wince, and immediately asked, "What happened?"
Berlin buried her face in Cherry's shoulder, clutching her for what would probably be the last time. "You were right. When the capitol boys came for me, it was different. I couldn't let them have me. I'm yours."
Cherry pulled back, terrified. The feeling overwhelmed her, but it didn't hide the tug at her heart from Berlin's words. I'm yours. But this was not the time for that. "Berlin, you—but— Are you going to—to—"
Berlin nodded. "At dawn."
"No!"
Berlin held her close. If these were her last moments, she wanted to feel Cherry's body pressed against hers, to die with Cherry's warmth still in her skin. "It's going to be alright, Cherry. Take my money and get out of here."
"Berlin … no …" How could she even think of leaving?
"I didn't kill that boy, but I hurt him bad. They fined me, on top of my debt. I have until dawn to pay both or I'll be terminated. I'm more trouble than I'm worth."
"Berlin…"
"It's going to be okay, Cherry."
"We're leaving. Now."
Berlin shook her head immediately. "No. I won't try to escape. I won't let you hang too."
"No—we're going to pay our debts." Cherry reached into her pocket and took out her mother's necklace. "This will be enough to pay your fine. It probably could have paid for half your debt."
"Cherry, that was your mother's."
"It doesn't matter." Cherry met Berlin's eyes, her mind made up. "This is my past; you are my future. This doesn't matter anymore. I won't lose you."
Berlin clutched Cherry. "I love you, so much. You're it for me."
"That's good. Because you're it for me." She smiled at Berlin, a smile full of love and happiness, and Berlin felt like she was truly alive for the first time.
As the sun set, Cherry and Berlin marched hand in hand out of The Zone, unstopped as they passed through the gates and into the capitol beyond. They were free women—no longer belonging to The Lord of The Zone but belonging to each other. Cherry wouldn't have wanted it any other way.
Fin
About the Author
Ever since she was a little girl, Kayla has been living in daydreams. They started out innocently enough—little dreams of being a world class gymnast or Olympic figure skater—but quickly escalated to grand
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