Club and Rub

“But, my dear, what will I do without you?” Vanessa cried out as she reached towards the setting sun. Tears rolled down her face as her thumb caressed the glove left behind. “I cannot be with you, and yet at the same time, I cannot live without you.”

A tap at the window shook her from her thoughts. She opened it up and was delighted to see, illuminated by the sunset’s light, Tae kneeling on one knee.

“Veronica! My love! What are you doing here? I thought that you were taken away back to your country?” Vanessa said. She wiped away tears to better see, and at the same time, hesitated in her moments as if one wrong jolt would stir her out of a dream.

“My lady Chloe, I nearly made a fool of myself,” Tae said, staring upwards at Vanessa. “No matter how luxurious the life granted to me, I could not live it without you by my side.” She spread her arms wide. “Come to my arms and let us begin a life together.”

“But my country forbids such an act!” Vanessa said, cueing Lexi to move the camera in closer. “And I have already scorned you once. How can you say with such regard that you wish for my hand and heart?”

“Let the laws of the land be cast aside for the heart!” Tae said, brimming with passion. “You can move with me, to where our love can flourish. I have a carriage ready for you. And my heart can know only you, my lady Chloe. The scorn you say that you’ve done is but a memory now. Come, and we shall make new ones to bury our pasts together!”

Vanessa put both her hands on the edge of the window, leaning forward yet holding herself back. “How do we know such a future of bliss awaits us?” Lexi panned the camera over towards Tae.

“It is a future I can see, one that will come to fruition if you work with me to make it so. Will you, my lady Chloe?” Tae asked, smiling wide.

“Yes, Veronica!” Vanessa lifted up her arms and let herself fall out of the window into Tae’s arms. The two of them spun around, kissing each other in a joyous moment. Tae brought Vanessa around the corner, disappearing from the view of the camera.

“And CUT!” I shouted.

Tae and Vanessa came back around, chuckling and laughing. “I think we really nailed the scene that time,” Tae said.

“I definitely felt far better energy in your voice this time around,” Vanessa said, planting a kiss on Tae’s cheek. “How was that, Miss Director?”

“That was fantastic!” I said, a wide smile on my face. “You two really captured the essence of the characters that I was going for!”

“And I got it all,” Lexi said with a delightful hum as she plugged the camera into the computer to backup everything. “Gotta say, this is probably some of my best work.”

“Yeah, you were fantastic as well, Lexi. No movie is good without a great camera crew behind it,” I said, giving her a kiss on the cheek. She purred a little at the kiss before focusing back on her work.

Around that time, the door opened up and Summer walked in, wiping off her hands; Regina and Danna were shortly behind her, arms wrapped around each other and their hair was a bit of a disheveled mess. “Well, some good news and bad news,” Summer said as she tucked her handkerchief into her pocket. “The good news is that we will be able to get a carriage for the final set of scenes. The bad news is that it won’t arrive for a few days.”

“Oh no!” I said. “Is everything alright?”

“Yeah, it just turns out that the rental place had forgotten that they were renting it out for a birthday party out of state. Sadly, there’s not much we can do,” Summer said with a sigh. As she said that, Regina and Danna both gave me a bit of a knowing eyebrow raise, but I waved their subtle suggestion away.

“Well, if that’s the case,” Regina said, stretching as she walked over to squeeze my ass, “then that’s all we can do. We’ve already shot all the other scenes that don’t require that carriage.”

“So I guess the production’s halted,” I said with a huff. I had been really hoping to wrap up the whole thing so that Lexi and I would be able to start on editing and fixing things in post.

Vanessa came over and put her arm around my shoulder, hand on my breast. “Maria dear, you’ve been doing such a great job these past few weeks. Seriously, you’ve been working yourself to the bone, babe. I think you deserve to take a break.”

“A break?” I said, looking over the footage that we had just shot. “I mean, I guess it wouldn’t be too bad of an idea.”

“Yes, the last thing we need is you overworking yourself and getting stuck in bedrest again,” Summer said.

“You’re one to talk,” I said.

Summer gave a light chuckle before putting her arm around Danna. Danna smiled before signing to Summer. I could see Summer pondering the message for a bit before responding. I smiled a little bit as I finally gave myself the ability to understand and communicate in sign language a few days ago. Not sure why it took me so long to do so, but I am so glad that I finally did it.

“Well, that’s not a bad idea.” She turned to everyone else. “Danna has proposed that we go out clubbing.”

“Clubbing?” I asked. I may be able to understand Danna now, but it didn’t mean that I always knew what was going on in her head. “Why clubbing?”

“Danna suggested it because it would be a great way to simply unwind and relax. Being able to cut loose and being a little more wild,” Summer explained. “We know a good one that isn’t too far from here.”

I turned to look and see how the other girls were responding to the idea. Regina obviously had a wide grin on her face; to the surprise of no one. Vanessa nodded and was enthusiastic about the idea. Lexi gave two thumbs up while Tae was already mumbling to herself about what she was going to wear. I still wasn’t quite certain myself. Clubbing wasn’t exactly my type of scene, but if all the others were into the idea, I didn’t want to be the wet blanket.

“Alright, then I guess we’ll be going clubbing.” I looked down at the ring, gently rubbing it with my thumb. I guess that if anything did go wrong, I could always just fix things. “Yeah, it’ll be a fun time.” Danna clapped her hands in satisfaction.

“Wonderful,” Summer said as she looked at her phone. “Then I shall bring you all back to your homes so you can all get changed. I’d say give it an hour, so be ready by 8:45. Does that work for everyone?” Everyone nodded their heads. “Excellent. Let’s get ready.”

We all worked together to put away all the camera equipment, as well as getting our costumes off. It took us a little longer than expected because most of that time was spent trying to restrain ourselves from fucking each other as soon as we started to strip down. But, we found the willpower to not have an orgy yet, though I am sure that after the clubbing, we’d be down for it. Summer drove Tae and Lexi back to their places before finally dropping me, Vanessa, and Regina off at our place. We waved goodbye to her before heading inside.

Vanessa headed to her room and gave me a little wink. “Don’t tell me what you’re gonna wear. Just let me know when you and Regina are done picking out something. I want our outfits to be a little bit of a surprise to each other.” I chuckled and nodded before giving her a firm kiss on the lips. With that, she headed into her room and locked the door behind her.

“So, clubbing eh?” Regina said as she sat on my bed. “Do you even have a good clubbing outfit?”

“Ehhhh,” I said as I looked over my wardrobe, which was primarily graphic tees. “Not really. I mean, I could probably pull off some of these, but I’d stick out like a sore thumb against the others.”

“Well, too bad that someone doesn’t have a fantastic ring and an awesome magical guide with centuries of experience to help guide you,” Regina said as she came up behind me and ran her fingers along my hips. “Now, what were you thinking?” I took a moment to look at my figure in the mirror, trying to judge what would be best. “Alright, how about I help you get started a little? Use me as your mannequin. And hey, you basically can’t go wrong with a sheer top.”

I turned to Regina and waved my hand, focusing on just the ideas of a sexy clubbing outfit with a sheer top and hoped that the magic would just kinda fill in the details. Regina’s outfit changed into a black sheer top, which contrasted nicely with her pale skin. It had a gradient of sheer that got more dense around her breasts and less as it moved away from it. She had a small black leather vest with sleeves that went to the elbows. She was wearing a black skirt that barely covered up her crotch and I had no idea if Regina was given anything under that. Though, she was wearing black pantyhose with some nice boots with heels. Regina took a few moments to admire herself in the mirror, checking herself out.

“Damn, not bad Maria,” Regina said, striking a few poses. “If you don’t decide to wear this, I sure as hell am.”

“I think that it better suits you,” I said, pleased that part of the magic allowed me to just have a sort of vague idea and it would fill in the rest of the details. I closed my eyes and focused on my outfit, trying to think of the concepts of sexy, but still modest.

I felt the magic wash over me, changing my outfit. When I opened my eyes, I was wearing a black sleeveless crop top that pushed my cleavage together. My pants had changed to a red skirt that went down to my knees. I was a little more elevated as my shoes had become heels, though not nearly as tall as Regina’s were. Though, I had to make a little adjustment as I could feel that the ring had neglected to give me anything underneath. One quick manifestation of a set of black bra and panties later, I was ready for a night at a club.

“Damn, you’re looking real good, Maria,” Regina said with a smile as she looked me up and down. “Gonna have a hard time keeping Vanessa and Danna off you.”

“You really think so?” I said, looking at myself again in the mirror. Regina raised an eyebrow at me as she crossed her arms while smirking. “Oh, don’t give me that look. Come on, let’s see if Vanessa’s ready.”

The two of us headed out into the living room; Regina sat on the couch while I walked over to Vanessa’s door. I gently knocked on it. “Hey, Vanessa dear, we’re both ready when you are.”

“Seriously?” Vanessa said, surprised from the other side of the door. “Wow, that’s a lot faster than I thought. But I bet you look amazing dear! I’ll be ready soon. Just give me another few minutes!”

I walked over and took a seat next to Regina, putting my arm around her. Regina shuffled a little to get more comfortable before moving my hand to her breast. While we waited, I started to fondle Regina, working my hands all around her soft tits as she purred in delight.

After a few minutes, Vanessa opened up her door. She came out wearing a dark blue one piece outfit. The sleeves were asymmetrical, with her left shoulder and arm completely exposed while her right was covered down to her wrists. There was a window below the fabric that covered her breasts and above her waistband. Her bottom part was more like shorts; longer than Regina’s skirt but shorter than mine. For shoes, Vanessa opted for stilettos. She had on some long earrings that looked like little rods as well as a few nice bracelets. Her hair was lightly curled and parted more to cascade down her right side, adding to the asymmetry. As usual, she looked fresh and ready to walk down the catwalk.

“Oh my Aphrodite! You two look absolutely fabulous!” Vanessa said with a wide smile as she came over to us. She firmly kissed us both before taking a step back to admire us. “Man, where have you been keeping these outfits from me, Maria?”

“Oh, they were just a sort of old thing that I hadn’t really touched,” I said with a little chuckle.

“Well, you have some fantastic taste,” Vanessa said. “This is going to be so much fun! I bet the others look amazing as well! Though, none quite look as good as you do, dear.” Vanessa gently traced her finger along my collar bone as she leaned up against my neck, softly blowing on it.

It took all of my willpower not to let her ravage me right now. I sat down on the couch with Vanessa on my left and Regina on my right. While we waited for Summer to come around and pick us up, we made sure to give some pointers to Regina. I know that she probably could manage her way out of nearly any situation that she found herself in, but it didn’t hurt to make sure she was safe. Just sort of general tips like drinking responsibly, being aware of the surroundings, and just keeping safe on the dance floor. Before we knew it, Summer texted us that she was outside. We put our essentials into a purse that Vanessa brought along and headed out.

We got into the back where Danna was already there. She waved hello to all of us, and then stretched out a little so that we could get a good look at her outfit. She was wearing a gold colored sleeveless cocktail dress that went down to below her knees. The bottom of the dress had a black lace pattern to it that contrasted nicely and drew attention more towards her legs. Her hair was back in a ponytail and she had on a black choker with a golden heart on the front. She was wearing black boots, though they didn’t really have heels. Sadly, from where we were all sitting, I couldn’t really see Summer’s outfit that well.

Next to pick up was Lexi. Her hair was held back with a hairband with a blue flower. She was wearing a white off the shoulders top with frills at the top. She had on long blue pants with a red floral pattern. As opposed to the rest of us with our fancy footwear, Lexi opted for a more casual experience by wearing her sneakers, which somehow only seemed to add to her charm.

Summer was barely pulling away from the curb when Vaness and Lexi started to make out with each other. I rolled my eyes a little with a chuckle as Danna didn’t want to be left out, so she started to kiss Regina.

Finally, we picked up Tae, who was a little surprised, but not shocked by the rampant love bug that was going around in the backseats. To my surprise, Tae had the most skin exposed out of all of us. She wore a red top with laces that, if someone squinted hard enough, it could easily be mistake as just lingerie. She had on a white skirt that was somewhere between Regina’s and Vanessa’s length with a black belt wrapped around her waist. Not wanting to be left out of the kissing, Tae started to make out with Regina once she was in the car, leaving Danna’s lips to be planted onto mine.

After what felt like forever in heaven, we arrived at Club Benson. We all stepped out, after I did a quick little magical touch up of everyone’s makeup. Now that we were out of the car, I could get a much better look at Summer’s outfit, which nearly gave all of us an aroused nosebleed at first glance.

Summer had her hair in a bun, showing off her neck, accentuated by a golden chain necklace and golden earrings. Her lips were covered in a deep blue lipstick, naturally drawing your attention there despite wanting to look at the rest of her. She was wearing a white backless dress with sleeves that went down to her wrists and just the slightest window of cleavage. The bottom of the dress was about the same length as Tae, but the dress itself tightly hugged Summer’s body, showing off all her curves. Before any of us could make a move, Danna wrapped her arms around Summer’s neck and kissed her on the lips, as if to remind the rest of us that while we were a polycule together, she was still Danna’s wife.

We approached the bouncer and showed him all our IDs, though I nearly forgot to manifest one for Regina. After he checked, he allowed us to come inside. The scene was exactly how I imagined it would be. There was loud dance music, but it wasn’t deafening; in fact, it was still subdued enough that we would be able to have a conversation with someone next to us. The lights were dimmed down, but still there to make sure we weren’t fumbling around in the dark, especially with some small spotlights roaming around. It was certainly a higher quality club than I had expected, but at the same time, I should have guessed that Summer wouldn’t have brought us to something sleazy.

“Alright girls, let the night of unwinding begin!” I said with a little cheer as we went to get a table. As we sat down, I did a quick headcount as there were only six of us. I looked around, spotting Regina walking away, her arms wrapped around five different ladies. She saw me and gave a little wave that basically told me not to wait up for her. With a chuckle, I returned back to the other girls. “So, who’s doing what first?”

Before I could decide myself, Danna tugged on my arm and pointed towards the dancefloor.

“You wanna dance, Danna?” Vanessa said, perking up. “I’m all for it! Let’s hit it, ladies!” Vanessa put her hand on my other arm and the two of them brought me to the dancefloor.

To say that I was nervous was an understatement. I had never danced on my own, much less in front of others. Hell, I wanted to basically run and hide. But, at the same time, I could see the joy and smiles on Danna and Vanessa’s faces. Danna never had any issues expressing herself and Vanessa was always one to put her happiest foot forward. So, if they could do it, doing anything else but my best would just be doing them a disservice. I focused on the ring and myself and thought about clubbing and dancing. It was like a tidal wave of confidence washing over me, tingling me all over.

Before I even knew what was happening, my hips and arms were already moving and grooving to the music. It was as if I could feel the music itself telling me what to do and how. I was dancing without thinking, letting myself go on autopilot and yet at the same time, it felt like I could take back the reins at any point.

To my surprise, Danna initiated the dance with me first. She was certainly very light on her feet. Despite my initial qualms, something about Danna’s smile just reassured me that everything was going to be alright. She just moved her body to what felt right, even if it didn’t always match what I was doing. She didn’t have a care in the world. I wished I could be as chill as she was.

Then, Danna spun on my heels and sent me over to Vanessa. Vanessa took me by the hand and actually started to match me, beat for beat in this spontaneous dance. I did catch Lexi handing Danna some sort of light blue drink out of the corner of my eye before Vanessaa pulled my attention right back to her. With Danna, it was just the two of us in close proximity, but now a small circle had formed, giving us both room to move around. I could hear the clapping of the audience cheering us both on. It wasn’t even any specific style of dance. To anyone else watching, this was a dance rehearsed hundreds of times and not two people dancing together for the first time. I had no idea how in the world she was able to keep up with me when I couldn’t even follow what I was doing myself. I guess part of cheerleading involved improv dancing. No matter what she was doing, Vanessa always seemed to look like she was glowing.

“Don’t you be hogging the dance floor by yourselves now.”

From behind me was Tae and Lexi, turning the dance from a duo performance to now a quad. I turned to see their little mischievous smirks, inviting us into this performance. With a nod from Danna, we interlocked our fingers.

“Then come and take it from us.”

The DJ increased the music’s volume and intensity, switching to a track that was much more energetic and lively; it sounded like a mix between flamenco and EDM and I was all for it. Tae and Lexi took the first movements as they spun each other around. They nodded to each other and transitioned into something that was a bit more energetic, their joints bouncing and popping to the music. It was as if they were coaxing us onwards, yet taunting at the same time to match their energy.

Vanessa took me by the hand and **** us to the center of the stage, taking the spotlight from Tae and Lexi now. She bounced her shoulders around in rhythm to the music, just letting the vibes course through her. I tried to match her as best as I could without thinking too much. My body let the music flow through my veins down to my arms, swinging them in grand gestures.

As Vanessa and I got closer together, Tae and Lexi butted right in, gripping each other’s arms and hips as they smirked at us. They spun around to face us, their hips and heads grinding around, teasing us with their bodies. Lexi put her hands on my shoulders, giving me a little bend and snap before gently booping me on the nose and turning back to Tae, while also shaking her ass a little. If we weren’t in public, I would have probably buried my face between those cheeks.

I could feel myself, or rather the magic in me, wanting to really give a great showstopper. Vanessa gave me a smile as well, knowing that she had some sort of idea. She waited until it sounded as if the music was reaching its finale. Then, she ran towards me and jumped. I let my body go completely on autopilot to do whatever the magic thought was best. My body moved to grab Vanessa by the waist and push her a little bit in the air with a spin. My body twirled around as Vanessa did before I got down on one knee and caught her. Vanessa gave a fabulous pose as the song finished and a rousing sea of applause washed over us. The two of us panted as the adrenaline began to wear off. I set Vanessa down as I felt my arms start to give out. She grabbed onto the sides of my face and pulled me in for a kiss on the lips, smiling wide.

“Holy fuck, that was incredible babe! Where did you learn to dance like that?” she asked as we walked over to Tae, Lexi, and Danna.

“Oh, just some lessons here and there,” I said with a little chuckle, gently rubbing the ring with my thumb.

“Well, whoever taught you, you better give them one hell of a tip. That was absolutely amazing,” Vanessa said before taking the drink that Danna offered her. She took a sip before exhaling, pleased with herself. “Man, that hit the spot! Maria, you want?”

Normally, I wasn’t one to drink, but this was a celebratory night. Plus, my throat was feeling pretty parched after all that dancing. I looked over to Danna to make sure that it was fine. She nodded her head, so I drank some, but it barely had to touch my lips for me to recoil. “Bleh,” I said, wincing a little at the taste, handing it back to Danna. “A bit too sour for my tastes. I’m just gonna get myself something at the bar real quick.” Danna gave a quick signing, letting me know that Summer had opened up a tab for the group. “Sounds good! Be right back, girls.”

I squeezed my way through the mass of people that separated me from the bar until I saw the bartender’s face. I quickly scanned over the menu and my brain, trying to think of something good to drink that wasn’t too strong to start off the night. There were so many choices to pick from, and that was before I even started to consider any of the price tags.

“Well now, what’s a beautiful lady like yourself doing in a place like this?”

There he was.

I turned my head to the source of the voice and, leaning up against the bar was a man, rugged and easily somewhere in his late 20s. The first thing I noticed was his jaw line, almost chiseled to perfection to lead up to his cheekbones. His eyes were a mesmerizing deep blue, framed by a few scratch marks here and there that had long since healed. They drew you in, a hint of mischief and charisma peeking through in glints in his eye. His hair, a dark chestnut brown, fell by the sides of his head in soft waves. He gave off the sense that his hair was naturally like this, despite what was likely a clear effort on his part.

His outfit was a crisp button-down shirt, gray with hints of white stripes you could only see if you leaned in closely. His pants fit well, not too tight to see the curvature of his bulge, but not loose enough to completely hide the definition of his legs. His watch, made of some silver or other gray metal, shimmered like a diamond under the club’s lights.

“Are you talking to me?” I said, looking around. There had to be countless other women that he could have been referring to.

To make it clearer, he downed the rest of his drink before walking over and sitting on the stool next to me. “Yeah, you. I saw your dance moves out there on the floor. You’ve got some real talent.”

“Oh, thanks,” I said, feeling my face get a little red. I don’t know why my chest felt so flustered. It didn’t quite feel like the embarrassment of just having an onlooker complimenting me. I was sure that he was simply trying to hit on me, but there was this oddly comforting feeling about him; like as if I didn’t need to worry, which only made me fidget a little more.

“Looking for a good drink?” he said as he followed my gaze to the menu. “Want my recommendation?”

“Oh, um, sure,” I said, trying to fight back against this tightness in my throat. It wasn’t like he was intimidating or anything. Plus, if needed to, all I would need to do is think about it and I’d be out of there. No, this wasn’t the feeling of being threatened, but something in the opposite direction. It felt like a good kind of nervous.

“Here,” he said as he hailed over the bartender. “Two Honey Bees.” The bartender nodded and began to mix honey and water together. The man turned back to me and extended a hand out. “Cyril.”

“Huh?” I said, not sure when I started spacing out.

“My name. Cyril. It’s a pleasure to meet you.” He gave me a warm smile that helped calm some of my nerves. I took the seat next to him that I was already hovering over and shook his hand.

“Maria. It’s nice to meet you as well.”

“Maria, huh? That’s a lovely name,” Cyril said with a chuckle. “You were quite the dancer out there. If that went any longer, I think you’d put the rest of us to shame.”

“Oh, I’m not that good,” I said with a bit of an awkward laugh. “I was just vibing to the music and letting it lead me. Nothing special.”

The bartender put the drinks down in front of both of us. Cyril and I picked up the glasses and clinked them together. Cyril quickly downed his in a single gulp. I gave it a little taste against my lips. It was so delightfully sweet, I ended up drinking the whole thing before I knew it.

“Looks like that was a hit,” Cyril said, smiling wide at me. “Care for another?” I gave a nod and Cyril ordered another two Honey Bees. The bartender quickly made them for us, and just as quick, Cyril and I drank them. “Man, these really hit the spot.”

“Yeah, they sure do,” I said, already feeling the first one starting to work its way through my system.

“So, since you’re just vibing and being lead,” Cyril said as he hopped off the stool and walked a little towards the dance floor. He extended out his hand and bowed a little. “Could I have a dance as well?”

I smiled at him and took his hand as he led me onto the dance floor. It was probably the Honey Bees coursing through me, but my movements felt a lot looser and more energetic. Cyril danced rather awkwardly, as if he was taught by someone who had read a book about dancing. But, a part of that seemed to add to his charm. He took me by the hands and pulled me into his dance. I could feel the dancing magic from before trying to redirect the course, but I pushed back to let the moment carry me. When I looked at him, it felt like there wasn’t anyone else on the dancefloor but us. It was just me and him, not a care in the world and no one else but us.

“G...wa...ia…”

Wait… no, this wasn’t right. There were people but us. I had come here with people besides us. What in the world was I doing, dancing with a stranger who I just met at the bar? My head suddenly felt like it was pounding. It wasn’t the ****, and I definitely watched to make sure nothing funny was added to my drink. I had gone to the bar to get a drink quickly, then it was back to Vanessa and Danna and Lexi and Summer and Tae and…

“GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM HER! YOU BASTARD!”

The next thing I knew, a half-naked Regina practically flew into my vision with a kick right to Cyril’s face, knocking him away from me and sending him sprawling to the ground. The crowd all backed up, giving everyone space. I looked at Regina, trying to figure out what just happened. I could see it in her eyes, just pure seething rage and hatred. At the same time, Vanessa and the rest of the girls all rushed to the scene. It took the combined efforts of Danna, Tae, and Summer to hold back Regina from outright murdering Cyril.

“What happened? We heard Regina yelling,” Vanessa said as she rushed over to my side.

“I don’t know,” I said, the strange fog in my head clearing up. “One moment, I was going to get a drink at the bar, and I did, and then I was dancing with that guy and then Regina came in and kicked him in the face.”

“MARIA! WHAT DID HE DO?” Regina shouted at me, practically feral. “DID HE GRAB YOU AT ALL? HOW LONG DID HE GRAB YOU?”

At that point, I had to hold back Vanessa from trying to beat the answers out of Cyril.

“Regina! Calm down! What the hell’s going on?” I shouted.

“MARIA! JUST GET US OUT OF HERE! I DON’T GIVE A FUCK HOW! JUST DO IT NOW!”

For the first time since I’ve known her, there was pure panic and fear in her voice. She looked at me, terror in her eyes as if she had just watched an eldritch being pop several people’s heads like cotton balls. Whatever was going on, it was serious. I focused on the group, closed my eyes and my fist, and used the ring to teleport us back to the apartment.

A second or two passed, but I could still hear the club music ringing in my ears. There were screams and confused shouting. The beat of the music was still reverberating in my chest.

Something was wrong.

I opened my eyes, and I was still in the club. All of us were. Regina looked at me as the terror in her eyes turned to despair, her mouth hung limply as she couldn’t even form the words.

Why hadn’t it worked? Why were we still here? I tried to focus again, but nothing happened. It felt like there wasn’t even anything there to focus on. Feeling the same dread as Regina was projecting, I unclenched my fist.

There was a pale section of skin where the Reality Ring was.

I turned towards Cyril, but it was already too late. He was standing, tall and proud, as he slipped the Reality Ring onto his left ring finger. There was a shockwave that came from him, knocking everyone backwards a little. He shuddered as the warmth coursed through him, but he didn’t fall or seem to recoil from the pain at all. Instead, he only smiled as he ran his other hand through his hair.

“Finally.” He clenched his fist and all the women in the club suddenly fell to their knees, as if their strength had been entirely sapped away. “Bow before your King!”

“No…” I said under my breath, struggling to **** myself to look at him. “It couldn’t be.”

“Hey jackass!” some guy wearing a security outfit said as he approached Cyril. “I don’t know what’s going on, but you need to leave now.”

“Oh, I don’t think I’ll be doing anything of the sort.”

Cyril flicked his hand and one of the women nearby got up and touched the security guard. In an instant, I saw the guard’s hair extend out, his features turn more feminine, a large pair of tits grew out of his chest as the rest of his body became more and more curvy. The guard blinked a little before giggling like a schoolgirl, barely any thought behind the eyes.

“Like, wait, what was I doing?” the guard asked, the voice sounding like something straight out of a porno.

“You were helping turn the rest of the boring men here into my beautiful bimbo women slaves, remember?” Cyril said as he patted the guard’s ass.

“Oh right! Silly me!” the guard said, tapping on their head before walking over to one of the men who was still trying to process what was going on. With a quick tap of her hand, the man was transformed into a bimbo female version of himself, giggling and smiling.

At that point, it was pure chaos as everyone who could started to run away in fear. The rest of the women in the club turned into slutty bimbo versions of themselves, touching the people running away and turning them into bimbos. And, in the epicenter of the whole mess was me, Vanessa, Regina, Danna, Summer, Tae, Lexi, and Cyril.

“Ah, it feels so good to finally be back,” Cyril said with a stretch before turning to me. “See? This is how it should be used. Not whatever stupid shit you were doing, like using it for dancing.”

“Maria, what the hell is going on?” Vanessa said as she clutched onto my arm. “I just saw several guys turn into hot babes in a matter of seconds!”

“I’ll explain later!” I said as I tried to **** my body to lunge for the ring, only for Tae and Summer to tackle me back to the ground.

“Shit! Maria! I don’t know what happened! I’m not doing this,” Summer said as she held down my left side.

“My body’s just moving on its own!” Tae said, holding down my right.

“It’s okay girls. It will be okay,” I said as Summer tilted my head up to look at Cyril.

Cyril walked over to me, smirking before squatting down. “Well, I see that look in your eyes. You recognize me. And here I didn’t think anyone besides that bitch over there knew about me anymore.” He pointed over at Regina, who was struggling to stand up.

“What the hell are you even doing here, King Burrukam? You should be dead by now!” I said.

“Well, I can see that she never told you,” Cyril said with a chuckle. “You see, she wasn’t the only one affected when Seqora’s ritual failed. You see, I’ve dabbled in the mystical arts as well and in my dying moments, I swore that I would come for the ring, even time and **** would not stop me. And now? Every time reality is reset, every time a new world is born, I am reborn anew. Sometimes older, sometimes younger, sometimes in vastly different places. But, I retain all of my memories, experience, and skills. All that’s left is the matter of tracking down the current Ringmaster to claim what is rightfully mine. This Cyril body is just my latest form. Pretty nice, wouldn’t you say?”

“So… you’re the reason that all those Ringmasters died?” I said, thinking back to the vision that I had of Rene’s last moments.

“Some of the time. I can’t take credit for every ****; some of those fools did it to themselves before I even got close. Thankfully, I’ve been getting better and better at masking my presence.” He walked over to Regina, cupping her face with his hand. “I bet she didn’t even know I was still around for the last couple realities.” I could see Regina blaming herself for everything; not just for not knowing he was alive, but for having ruined the entire magic ritual at the beginning of this all. Cyril pulled Regina in, firmly planting his lips on hers and as much as she tried to push back, nothing worked. Eventually, she just went limp with acceptance of her fate. He let go, causing her to drop onto the ground like a lifeless doll.

“Maria, what the hell is going on? Summer, Tae, get off of her!” Vanessa pleaded as she tried to pry them off of me.

“Oh?” Cyril said as he walked over to Vanessa, “You never told her?” He laughed with a deepness that rivaled the pit in his heart. “Did you even tell any of them? How utterly pathetic, keeping such a thing hidden. This ring is the most glorious treasure to ever grace this Earth and you squandered it. Allow me to inform them of what you’ve been keeping from them all.”

“Cyril! No! Leave them alone!” I shouted, but Tae’s hand covered up my mouth. I felt the magic from the ring reveal everything that I had done, but there was also something else that I couldn’t quite fully sense. I felt Summer and Tae shuddered and I could see Lexi and Danna shudder as well out of the corner of my eyes. Summer and Tae huffed before their grip on me tightened.

“You did that to us!?” Tae shouted at me. “You MADE me into a lesbian and **** me to join your polycule? What the fuck is wrong with you, Maria?” She removed her hand from my mouth and squeezed on my jaw.

“You **** me to just swallow up my depression and just get over my problems?” Lexi shouted as she walked over to me, grabbing and pulling on my hair. “You made me into some little toy for you? Is that how you see me?”

“Girls, wait… this isn’t you. Let me explain! Please!” I groaned.

“Save it!” Summer said, pressing her foot into my back. “You made us fall in love! You made me open to sharing my wife! Do you know how fucked up that shit is? I had to watch the woman I love be used by you all and I was **** to ENJOY IT!”

“It wasn’t… like that… at all,” I said, trying to fight through the pain.

Then, she stepped in front of me. Vanessa stood over me, her head hanging to stare down at me, seething rage mixed with sadness in her eyes. “Girls, stop.” I felt the others not get more aggressive, but they still held me in place. Vanessa gestured for Tae to turn my head upwards to look at her, craning my neck. “Tell me…”

“Vanessa, I was going to tell you. I just-”

“TELL ME IT WASN’T A LIE!” she shouted, her fist balling up at her sides as she fought back tears.

“What wasn’t?” I asked.

“It. All of it.” Vanessa’s body shook with anger before stomping her foot down. “WAS ALL OF OUR LOVE A LIE? YOU MADE ME YOUR GIRLFRIEND, BUT I SAW WHAT THAT RING DID TO YOU! IT MADE YOU LIKE WOMEN, HUH? SO WITHOUT THAT RING, WOULD YOU HAVE EVER FALLEN FOR ME? WOULD YOU HAVE EVER SEEN ME IN THAT WAY? DID WHAT WE HAVE EVEN MATTER? WAS IT EVEN REAL OR JUST SOME FABRICATION CREATED FROM THAT FUCKING RING THAT LETS YOU CHANGE EVERYTHING!? EVEN ME!?”

“I…” I couldn’t answer her. I didn’t know the answer. Would I have ever gotten with Vanessa if I hadn’t found the ring? All I could do was look at her teary eyes and **** on my own words. I couldn’t even spit out saying that I loved her.

Vanessa reared her hand back, preparing to slap me across the face, but the hit never came. Vanessa just looked at me, tears streaming down her face and her body shaking. Then, she fell to her knees and just cried into her hands. It was, without a doubt, the worst sound I had ever heard.

“There there,” Cyril said as he patted Vanessa on the shoulder. “The truth hurts, but I can make the pain go away.”

“How?” Vanessa sobbed.

“It’s simple, really.” As he said that, I felt a tingling sensation in my fingers and toes. Then an itching feeling like poison ivy mixed with mosquito bites. Then it became a burning sensation all throughout. My vision started to fluctuate between reality and darkness. “The pain goes away, when she goes away. Just watch.”

Vanessa peeked between her fingers at me. I will never forget the pain and sorrow and heartbreak and rage in her eyes as the sight of it burned into my mind.

“Vane-!”

That was the last thing I was able to say before I felt myself erased from existence.