Huntington
By Cheeya
Chapter 5
Disclaimer: The characters in this story belong to me but between you and me, they do slightly resemble two characters from an excellent TV show. No copyright infringement is intended. Sex/Love: This fic is primarily a love story and contains scenes of love between two consenting females. If this offends you, if you're too young to read it, or if it's illegal where you are, please don't read any further. Bad Language: Mild Archiving: If you'd like to archive this, go ahead, but I'd appreciate it if you let me know! Dedication: For my friend, Melissa. Glad you're feeling better, Hon! Comments/Constructive Criticism to [email protected] My fic/poetry/other stuff can be found at my website... http://www.geocities.com/cheeya_2000
"More rain." Raven's brows drew together in a scowl as she peered through the window of the inn. "Three days in Dublin and all it's done is rain. The weather is worse here than it was in England!" She glanced back toward the bed where Anna was stretching the kinks out of her petite body.
"I think that's an exaggeration, Honey," the blonde replied with a smile. "Besides, it's not yet dawn. Why are you up?"
Raven padded back across the room and climbed into bed, smiling as her lover burrowed into her arms and sighed contentedly. She gently ran her fingers through golden strands of hair and then kissed willing lips. "I couldn't sleep. I'm restless, Anna. I want to be out of here and heading into the country."
"We'll have to," came the quiet reply. "We can't afford another night in this inn. Rain or no rain, we have to leave today."
They lay together in a comfortable tangle of limbs, sharing languid kisses and gentle touches until the first rays of sun crept over the sill and into the room. Anna tickled Raven's navel and then slipped out of bed, wandering over to the washstand to clean up. "Have you thought about which direction we're heading in?" she asked, glancing at her long, naked lover who was sprawled casually on the bed.
"I don't really mind. How about you?"
Anna smiled. "I've always wanted to see Cork," she replied as she began to dress. Raven rolled out of bed and crossed the room to wrap her arms around the blonde's waist and nuzzle her neck.
"Your wish is my command, My Love," she whispered. "Cork it is."
**
"I don't think I've ever been quite this wet before," Anna laughed as she wiped a raindrop off the tip of her nose with her finger. "Not even in the bath," she added with a wry grin. She reached up and captured a drop from Raven's nose, giggling as the taller woman almost crossed her eyes to follow her finger. Raven pushed soaked, limp hair out of her eyes and sighed, pulling her cloak a little tighter around her body.
"I remember one time," she replied. "One of the hands was thrown from a horse and broke his leg very badly. He was a few miles from Huntington and I had to go out looking for him. It rained cats and dogs that night and I think I was probably just about this wet." She chuckled at the memory. "Da nearly killed me for going out in that weather but I couldn't let the poor sod perish in the cold."
Anna heard the wistful toe in her partner's voice. "Do you miss your father?"
"I miss him very much," the older woman replied with a little sigh. "I think I should write him and let him know we're alright." Raven paused then when she hear the blonde suck in a deep breath. "What about you? Do you miss your father?"
The blonde's shoulders lifted in a slight shrug. "I never really knew him. Oh I remember him when we were kids. He loved you so, Raven, but my mother changed him. She convinced him that I should be schooled away from Huntington, away from the only home I'd known... away from you. It hurt so much, the day they took me away. I cried myself asleep for weeks from missing you, but I had no choice but to put up with it." She reached out and tangled her fingers with her partner's, holding her hand as they walked through the heavy drizzle. "After a year in the school, I resigned myself to never seeing you again." She smiled. "But I never forgot you."
"Me neither," Raven admitted. "I just remembered you as the child you were. That's why I didn't recognise the woman you are, the first time we met."
Anna nodded her understanding and pushed her hair back from her eyes. "Raven, it's getting really cold. Maybe we should find some shelter?"
The taller woman nodded worriedly. "Yes, we should find shelter for the night and make a fire so we don't freeze to death in this bloody Irish weather." She steered Anna into the trees, glad when the pelting rain slowed to the odd drop falling from the branches over their heads. "Have you ever slept outdoors before?" she asked as they picked their way carefully through slippery leaves and half-hidden tree limbs.
"Actually... no... never before. Have you?"
"Yes, many times," Raven replied with a grin. "I spend most of the summer outside."
"Well," Anna said softly as she squeezed her partner's hand. "When we've built our home, we can add a hammock to the porch and sleep there on warm nights."
"That's a promise," Raven replied as she placed an almost chaste kiss on the blonde's lips. "Someday, Anna."
A couple of hours later, after discovering an overhanging craggy rock formation, the two women quickly gathered some wood for a fire and spent a few frustrating minutes trying to get it to burn. After a few curses, Raven blew on the tinder, grinning as the flame took hold and spread into a warm fire. Anna dug through their small packs for something to eat and handed a blanket to Raven. They bundled up in front of the fire and shared some sandwiches and cider that the blonde had warmed by the flames. In their tiny cubby, they were warm and dry and soon, the exhaustion of the day caught up with them, sending them into peaceful slumber wrapped up in each other's arms.
**
"Ow."
Raven quirked an eyebrow at her petite partner. "Stiff?"
"Yes, my back," Anna replied. The dark woman probed gently with her fingers as the first rays of light came over the hills. She found a stubborn knot and massaged it away.
"Better?"
"Yes, much. Thank you, Honey." Anna stood up and stretched, pleased to find that the rain had stopped for the time being. It was still cold though and she shivered a little as she tucked her cloak tighter around her body. "I'll be back in a moment."
"Ok." Raven smiled as she watched Anna disappear into the bushes. Then she rebuilt the fire for their morning meal. The tall woman hoped they'd come across a town soon. They had very little food and she needed to find work to earn some money.
**
Anna found a small spring as she walked and knelt down to splash some water on her face. It was freezing cold but very refreshing and she smiled as the pinpricks of cold woke her right up.
"This isn't so bad," she murmured as she dried her face on her cloak and stood up.
"Is that right? I think things are about to get a bit better."
Anna whirled in fright, starting when someone grabbed her wrist and pulled her close. The man was huge, much taller than Raven, and twice as broad. "Let me go!" she cried angrily, trying to wrench her wrist out of his grasp. He was just too strong and he pulled her against his chest, grabbing at her breast with a grubby, meaty hand.
"Aw, now hush up, Girl. We're just going to show ye a good time," he growled as he slipped his hand into her trousers.
"No!" the blonde screamed. "RAVEN! Help me!" She beat on his chest with her fists and then kicked him hard in the shins.
"Bitch!" He snarled and backhanded her hard, sending her crashing into a tree. Anna's vision swam and her vision tunnelled. "Raven," she whispered as she slipped into unconsciousness.
**
Pain.
Deep, pounding, throbbing pain.
"Ungh..." Anna reached up and touched her head but a gentle hand stopped her. Her eyes fluttered open and she groaned again.
"It's ok. I'm here."
"Raven?" The relief in her partner's voice caused tears to spring to the tall woman's eyes.
"It's me, My Love. You're safe."
"Oh Raven!" Anna began to cry, the horror of the situation overcoming her. Raven lifted the sobbing woman into her lap and held her.
"I have you. I'm not going to let anything happen to you."
"Those men... they tried to... Oh Raven..."
The dark woman's face hardened. "They'll never touch anyone again."
Anna drew in a sharp breath as she looked in cold, blue eyes. "Raven? What...." Her eyes flitted around the clearing and she saw three unmoving bodies. "Oh Raven, are they..." She couldn't even bring herself to say it.
The dark woman leaned her head back and shook her hair out of her face. "I didn't kill them. They'll be out for a while though."
Small arms surprised her with their strength as Anna held onto her, "Thank you for saving me, Raven," she whispered. When she met her lover's eyes again, they had gentled to pools of violet. "I love you."
Raven exhaled in relief and rested her forehead against her partner's. "Love you too," she mumbled. "I'm sorry I frightened you."
"It's ok," came the gentle reply. "I know that you would never hurt me."
"Never," Raven replied as she hugged the blonde fiercely. "You will see me burn in hell before I let anyone hurt you, my love."
Watching the sun climb higher in the sky, Raven made a decision. She held both of their lives in her hands and she vowed to any power that would listen...
I will build a life for us, Anna. I will give you a home and a family. We will be happy...
Snuggling up to her tall, dark lover, Anna made a vow of her own.
Continue to love me and I will be the happiest woman in the world.
To be continued...
By Cheeya
Chapter 5
Disclaimer: The characters in this story belong to me but between you and me, they do slightly resemble two characters from an excellent TV show. No copyright infringement is intended. Sex/Love: This fic is primarily a love story and contains scenes of love between two consenting females. If this offends you, if you're too young to read it, or if it's illegal where you are, please don't read any further. Bad Language: Mild Archiving: If you'd like to archive this, go ahead, but I'd appreciate it if you let me know! Dedication: For my friend, Melissa. Glad you're feeling better, Hon! Comments/Constructive Criticism to [email protected] My fic/poetry/other stuff can be found at my website... http://www.geocities.com/cheeya_2000
"More rain." Raven's brows drew together in a scowl as she peered through the window of the inn. "Three days in Dublin and all it's done is rain. The weather is worse here than it was in England!" She glanced back toward the bed where Anna was stretching the kinks out of her petite body.
"I think that's an exaggeration, Honey," the blonde replied with a smile. "Besides, it's not yet dawn. Why are you up?"
Raven padded back across the room and climbed into bed, smiling as her lover burrowed into her arms and sighed contentedly. She gently ran her fingers through golden strands of hair and then kissed willing lips. "I couldn't sleep. I'm restless, Anna. I want to be out of here and heading into the country."
"We'll have to," came the quiet reply. "We can't afford another night in this inn. Rain or no rain, we have to leave today."
They lay together in a comfortable tangle of limbs, sharing languid kisses and gentle touches until the first rays of sun crept over the sill and into the room. Anna tickled Raven's navel and then slipped out of bed, wandering over to the washstand to clean up. "Have you thought about which direction we're heading in?" she asked, glancing at her long, naked lover who was sprawled casually on the bed.
"I don't really mind. How about you?"
Anna smiled. "I've always wanted to see Cork," she replied as she began to dress. Raven rolled out of bed and crossed the room to wrap her arms around the blonde's waist and nuzzle her neck.
"Your wish is my command, My Love," she whispered. "Cork it is."
**
"I don't think I've ever been quite this wet before," Anna laughed as she wiped a raindrop off the tip of her nose with her finger. "Not even in the bath," she added with a wry grin. She reached up and captured a drop from Raven's nose, giggling as the taller woman almost crossed her eyes to follow her finger. Raven pushed soaked, limp hair out of her eyes and sighed, pulling her cloak a little tighter around her body.
"I remember one time," she replied. "One of the hands was thrown from a horse and broke his leg very badly. He was a few miles from Huntington and I had to go out looking for him. It rained cats and dogs that night and I think I was probably just about this wet." She chuckled at the memory. "Da nearly killed me for going out in that weather but I couldn't let the poor sod perish in the cold."
Anna heard the wistful toe in her partner's voice. "Do you miss your father?"
"I miss him very much," the older woman replied with a little sigh. "I think I should write him and let him know we're alright." Raven paused then when she hear the blonde suck in a deep breath. "What about you? Do you miss your father?"
The blonde's shoulders lifted in a slight shrug. "I never really knew him. Oh I remember him when we were kids. He loved you so, Raven, but my mother changed him. She convinced him that I should be schooled away from Huntington, away from the only home I'd known... away from you. It hurt so much, the day they took me away. I cried myself asleep for weeks from missing you, but I had no choice but to put up with it." She reached out and tangled her fingers with her partner's, holding her hand as they walked through the heavy drizzle. "After a year in the school, I resigned myself to never seeing you again." She smiled. "But I never forgot you."
"Me neither," Raven admitted. "I just remembered you as the child you were. That's why I didn't recognise the woman you are, the first time we met."
Anna nodded her understanding and pushed her hair back from her eyes. "Raven, it's getting really cold. Maybe we should find some shelter?"
The taller woman nodded worriedly. "Yes, we should find shelter for the night and make a fire so we don't freeze to death in this bloody Irish weather." She steered Anna into the trees, glad when the pelting rain slowed to the odd drop falling from the branches over their heads. "Have you ever slept outdoors before?" she asked as they picked their way carefully through slippery leaves and half-hidden tree limbs.
"Actually... no... never before. Have you?"
"Yes, many times," Raven replied with a grin. "I spend most of the summer outside."
"Well," Anna said softly as she squeezed her partner's hand. "When we've built our home, we can add a hammock to the porch and sleep there on warm nights."
"That's a promise," Raven replied as she placed an almost chaste kiss on the blonde's lips. "Someday, Anna."
A couple of hours later, after discovering an overhanging craggy rock formation, the two women quickly gathered some wood for a fire and spent a few frustrating minutes trying to get it to burn. After a few curses, Raven blew on the tinder, grinning as the flame took hold and spread into a warm fire. Anna dug through their small packs for something to eat and handed a blanket to Raven. They bundled up in front of the fire and shared some sandwiches and cider that the blonde had warmed by the flames. In their tiny cubby, they were warm and dry and soon, the exhaustion of the day caught up with them, sending them into peaceful slumber wrapped up in each other's arms.
**
"Ow."
Raven quirked an eyebrow at her petite partner. "Stiff?"
"Yes, my back," Anna replied. The dark woman probed gently with her fingers as the first rays of light came over the hills. She found a stubborn knot and massaged it away.
"Better?"
"Yes, much. Thank you, Honey." Anna stood up and stretched, pleased to find that the rain had stopped for the time being. It was still cold though and she shivered a little as she tucked her cloak tighter around her body. "I'll be back in a moment."
"Ok." Raven smiled as she watched Anna disappear into the bushes. Then she rebuilt the fire for their morning meal. The tall woman hoped they'd come across a town soon. They had very little food and she needed to find work to earn some money.
**
Anna found a small spring as she walked and knelt down to splash some water on her face. It was freezing cold but very refreshing and she smiled as the pinpricks of cold woke her right up.
"This isn't so bad," she murmured as she dried her face on her cloak and stood up.
"Is that right? I think things are about to get a bit better."
Anna whirled in fright, starting when someone grabbed her wrist and pulled her close. The man was huge, much taller than Raven, and twice as broad. "Let me go!" she cried angrily, trying to wrench her wrist out of his grasp. He was just too strong and he pulled her against his chest, grabbing at her breast with a grubby, meaty hand.
"Aw, now hush up, Girl. We're just going to show ye a good time," he growled as he slipped his hand into her trousers.
"No!" the blonde screamed. "RAVEN! Help me!" She beat on his chest with her fists and then kicked him hard in the shins.
"Bitch!" He snarled and backhanded her hard, sending her crashing into a tree. Anna's vision swam and her vision tunnelled. "Raven," she whispered as she slipped into unconsciousness.
**
Pain.
Deep, pounding, throbbing pain.
"Ungh..." Anna reached up and touched her head but a gentle hand stopped her. Her eyes fluttered open and she groaned again.
"It's ok. I'm here."
"Raven?" The relief in her partner's voice caused tears to spring to the tall woman's eyes.
"It's me, My Love. You're safe."
"Oh Raven!" Anna began to cry, the horror of the situation overcoming her. Raven lifted the sobbing woman into her lap and held her.
"I have you. I'm not going to let anything happen to you."
"Those men... they tried to... Oh Raven..."
The dark woman's face hardened. "They'll never touch anyone again."
Anna drew in a sharp breath as she looked in cold, blue eyes. "Raven? What...." Her eyes flitted around the clearing and she saw three unmoving bodies. "Oh Raven, are they..." She couldn't even bring herself to say it.
The dark woman leaned her head back and shook her hair out of her face. "I didn't kill them. They'll be out for a while though."
Small arms surprised her with their strength as Anna held onto her, "Thank you for saving me, Raven," she whispered. When she met her lover's eyes again, they had gentled to pools of violet. "I love you."
Raven exhaled in relief and rested her forehead against her partner's. "Love you too," she mumbled. "I'm sorry I frightened you."
"It's ok," came the gentle reply. "I know that you would never hurt me."
"Never," Raven replied as she hugged the blonde fiercely. "You will see me burn in hell before I let anyone hurt you, my love."
Watching the sun climb higher in the sky, Raven made a decision. She held both of their lives in her hands and she vowed to any power that would listen...
I will build a life for us, Anna. I will give you a home and a family. We will be happy...
Snuggling up to her tall, dark lover, Anna made a vow of her own.
Continue to love me and I will be the happiest woman in the world.
To be continued...