Falling For The Gods

The Bruises

Brandt –

I began kissing on Melanie’s neck, I pushed her against the countertop in the bathroom and felt her hands run down my back. She was moaning softly in my ear. I ran my hands through her short hair, I had to find someone who was the opposite of Isla. Someone who’s eyes didn’t sparkle, someone who didn’t have long wavy hair, I needed to find someone who made me feel as bad as I deserved to feel. I heard the front door close “s**t, s**t, s**t not now”. I pushed Melanie away.

“Shut up and stay in here” I whispered to her.

I slipped slightly out the door. I made sure to keep the door partly closed and stand in the doorway, so she didn’t get a peek of Melanie.

“Oh, I thought you were still in the kitchen with Astrid.” I said. I shifted my weight a little as she tried to peek around me into the bathroom.

 “No, the night cooks took over for us so we could get home at a semi-decent hour.” I could hear the apprehension in her voice. Just as her words stopped Melanie let out a child like giggle from the bathroom, my face contorted.

“What was that?” she said. I just stared at her, I couldn’t put any words together to make this situation better for me. Melanie pushed her way out of the bathroom, I could feel her eyes on me, but I couldn’t look away from Isla. As much as I didn’t want to see that look on her face I couldn’t look away, I want to run over there and wrap her in my arms.

“Well I wont keep you any longer.” her words broke my chain of thought. I opened my mouth to say something, but she had already walked into her room. I walked over to her door and raised my hand to knock on it, but I softly lowered it. “Gods your so stupid, she doesn’t want you.”

I walked back into my room, head lowered. When I finally raised it Melanie was naked, leaning against a wall, staring at me. She started walking towards me.

“Don’t tell me your sad over that human. You have eyes, you know she’s nothing compared to me. Come on Brandt.” She was now face to face with me, she ran her fingers down the center of my abs. I felt her began to play with the towel that was now tented over my groin, she dropped it to the floor. Her tongue was caressing the inside of my ear, she started stroking me. I let myself succumb to the pleasure and tilted my head back. Her hands worked faster and more feverishly, I started to throb in excitement.

“Your puny human could never make you feel like I can.” Her words spit at me like venom.

“She is my wife and you will respect her” I replied. My hands moved to her throat and I backed her up to the foot of the bed and tossed her on. I moved on top of her, keeping my hand on her throat. I plunged myself deep inside her. I looked leaned forward pushing harder on her neck and began to feel the rage build in me “why is this making me feel more disgusting”. I couldn’t figure out how make this feel good, I felt dirty, like I was f*cking a gutter. I heard a loud sputtering sound, I looked down to see Melanie’s face turning completely blue. I quickly took my hands off her neck to reveal the deep bruises in her neck.

“Melanie are you ok?”

“Get off me you freak!” she screamed at me. I jumped off her and shuffled towards the door. She began collecting her things and putting her clothes on.

“I-I’m sorry, I think I got too excited” I said.

“Too excited. Seriously Brandt!” she peered over her shoulder in disgust.

“It happens when I’m to into it.”

“To into it? You pulled out three minutes in and just started choking me.” She stomped towards the door. “Don’t ever call me again!”

My door slammed, I couldn’t believe I pulled out and just choked her. I didn’t even know; I couldn’t feel anything through the rage. I still burned from it coursing through me.

                Isla –

I heard the door slam shut. That was a short-lived encounter, or more are showing up, if that was the case I did not want to stick around. Brandt didn’t look like a one woman man to me, I’m not sure I way I expected him to be, not for me any way, maybe that woman I saw him with today. She was beautiful enough for him, they could be a real power couple. I let my thoughts continue to wander while I made my way to the window. I opened and popped out, I didn’t want to disturb the s*x party outside my door. I started walking to the bench Father took me to the first week I was here.

As I got closer to the bench I could see a large figure sitting on it “who was out here at this hour?”

“Isla?”

“Brandt?” I squinted into the dark. I couldn’t believe he was out here, what happened to all the people in the house. “Why are you out here?” He was nervous, it didn’t need to be daylight to see that.

“Oh, uh. I couldn’t please Melanie the right way” he said.

I let out a huge snort. “Yeah right! Look at you, our first night was awkward but you can definitely please a woman” I continued to chuckle. I looked at him and he had a huge grin on his face. “You probably just couldn’t finish.”

“Finish?” he replied. I looked up to see a look of pure confusion on his face.

“Yes finish, like with the sperm and everything” I said. I couldn’t believe I had to explain that to him. I wonder what they call it here.

“Oh, finish! I know what you mean, but no I’ve never ever done that with a woman.” He said nonchalantly with a shrug of the shoulders.

“What do you mean never, ever.” I walked over and took the seat next to him. I turned to him and propped one leg on the bench so I could fully face him. I sensed his body begin to tighten up.

“Well I decided not to. I was always taught that it was something sacred, something to be shared between husband and wife. Something so special that it could make a child.” He became quite after that and just shrugged his shoulders.

“Its stupid I know” he whispered. I placed my hand on his arm and smiled at him.

“Its not stupid, I promise.” I turned and laid my head on his shoulder. I’m not sure how we’ll be tomorrow, but I enjoy us right now; and that’s something special in itself. We sat there late into the night in silence, just watching the fireflies dance around in the air, eventually we decided to head back the house. We exchanged goodnights and went our separate ways. I just hope his heart skipped as many beats as mine tonight.

I woke up the next morning exhausted, but had servants bustling around my room all morning. The day flew by as they helped me get ready for the banquet tonight. Even though I was busy all day getting ready, I couldn’t stop think about last night with Brandt. I saw a different side of him, he wasn’t the cold person he pretended to be, he had a sweet side. A side of him that valued emotions and valued relationships.

After they finished helping me get ready, I decided to find Astrid. I walked towards the kitchen and looked in but I didn’t see her. As I started walking I could her voice, I paused and listened a little.

“We can’t tell anyone about us okay…I’m not even a widow yet…my brother would be so mad…you must keep your mouth shut…okay lets go.” Her voice was faint, but I hustled away so she didn’t spot me eavesdropping on her. I could help but wonder who this secret lover of hers was, possibly a villager let in for tonight’s banquet. I gave Astrid her space and wandered the garden until the banquet was set to begin.

“My wife.” Brandt’s deep voice floated through the air towards me. I turned to see him in formal battle attire. His hair was slightly slicked back and his face had been freshly shaven. He outstretched his hand to me and without hesitation I took it. He leaned his head in towards my ear.

“I didn’t think you could get anymore beautiful, but I was clearly mistaken” he whispered for only me to hear. I could feel the blood leave every extremity and rush into my face. He pulled his head away and we started to walk towards the doors of dining hall.