Words with Fiends - 23

"Sienna..." Kayla stared at her roommate, "You can't just cover your eyes forever. Not that I want you to be obsessed with me but..." She trailed off, not stating the obvious.

Sienna sighed, "Argh. You're right. It would totally suck to spot a stranger and start stalking them!"

"If there is someone else you want...but you know I'm nude right?" Kayla couldn't exactly guide Sienna to someone else. Not easily anyway.

"Fuck. Fine. Make sure I'm looking at you." Sienna said.

Kayla moved to stand right in front of Sienna, "Here I am."

Sienna opened her eyes to stare directly at Kayla's boobs.

Kayla blushed and promptly covered herself, but Sienna didn't look away.

"Um...Sienna?" Kayla asked.

Sienna shook herself, "R-right. It's ok. I'm ok. You're just naked. No big deal. Uh, why are you naked anyway?"

Sienna herself looked flushed, but Kayla wasn't about to push the issue.

"A challenge from the app. I didn't intend to leave my room, but then Corey gave me the challenge of spending an hour outside, with a time limit of course. Speaking of outside...we should get out of here...but I'm not sure how. I don't really want to run home naked." Kayla said.

Sienna held out her hand, "Give me your phone."

"What? Why?" Kayla said.

"Just do it."

Kayla sighed and handed it over. Sienna immediately started calling someone, "Hey. No, it's her roommate. Yeah. That one. Come get us. I don't care. This is your fault. Yeah. Yeah. The address is..."

Sienna finally hung up and sighed.

"Who did you call?"

"Your boyfriend." Sienna said, sounding a little jealous.

"My? No. You mean Corey? It's not like that."

"Whatever. He's on his way."

They waited in awkward silence until Corey finally arrived. By then Kayla's hour outside had passed so she could hide away again, although she was still stuck being nude.

Sienna pointed to the deck, telling Kayla to wait, as she walked around the front of the house. She came back a few minutes later and waved Kayla on.

Kayla ran and jumped into the waiting car.

Sienna got in the driver's seat. Corey was nowhere to be seen.

"Um...where's Corey?" Kayla asked.

"What? And let him look at your gorgeous body? No way. I made him walk."

"Y-you did?" Kayla was surprised that Corey just left his car with a stranger. She must have been very pushy.

They drove in silence. Eventually they reached their building and Sienna pulled up right beside the door. She waved Kayla on silently.

Kayla ran out of the car and inside as fast she she could, not stopping until she reached the relative safety of their apartment.

Kayla was in her room when she heard Sienna came in some time later, having returned Corey's car to him.

There was a knock on her bedroom door, "Yes?" Kayla called. Sienna opened the door and Kayla quickly pulled a sheet over herself, "W-what are you doing?"

"Do you want to watch a movie? I'll order some pizza...no, scratch that. Some Indian food. What do you say?"

"Well I'm still..."

"Naked? Doesn't bother me. I'm not gay you know."

"I know but..." Kayla didn't want to say 'well I am' but she kept her mouth shut. From the look in Sienna's eyes she felt like she'd never take no for an answer. Reluctantly she agreed, "O-okay. But no horror movies!"

"Fine, you can pick." Sienna said.

"O-Okay..."

And so Kayla found herself spending her evening watching movies and eating take out with Sienna. Despite Kayla's nudity Sienna chose to sit directly beside her. Not touching, but with no space between them. It was awkward for Kayla, but it would be rude to tell her off and Kayla couldn't bring herself to do that.

After their 3rd movie Kayla finally found the strength to leave, 'I'm sorry, I need to go to bed."

"Of course, you need your beauty sleep. Goodnight Kayla."

Kayla looked at her roommate. Then she smiled, "Goodnight Sienna."

Maybe they could still be friends after all?

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Kayla woke, as she always did, with a near orgasmic experience.

As she sat up her nose was tickled by an unusual smell. Was Sienna cooking breakfast?

Freed from yesterday's compulsion, she threw on a housecoat...which immediately shrank to lingerie level coverage. She crept outside and saw for herself, Sienna really was up and cooking at...7am? What was going on?

"Sienna?" Kayla said.

"Oh, morning roomie!" Sienna said cheerily, "I heard a little something, everything alright?"

Kayla blushed, "Y-yes!"

"You know if you need help we could...take care of each other." Sienna suggested.

Kayla blinked, "B-but you're not gay. I'm mean, we're not..."

"I'm not, but friends help friends. You know I need permission, I'm a little worked up myself. I'd gladly help you out in exchange."

Kayla's heart was racing. Ever since she got the QUEER punishment she'd been keenly aware of just how attractive Sienna was. And now she was offering to...to...

"I'm not sure that's a good idea. We should work on being friends. Just friends." Kayla said, "Um but, I don't want you to suffer. I-if you want I can give you permission through the door."

Sienna smiled, "Maybe later. First you gotta try this Pho, it's a recipe my grandma used to make." She set down a bowl on the table for Kayla.

"Wow...Sienna...this smells so good."

"Thanks!" Sienna sat down and started eating too. Kayla might be scantily clad, but it was a whole lot less awkward hanging out with some coverage.

Sienna finished and smiled at her, "Ugh, I'd love to spend the day hanging out but I've got a job. A second one. I'm helping Liana. I mean, Dr. Moreau."

"Dr. Moreau? Oh. That's great. Congrats." Kayla says honestly.

Sienna smiles, "But maybe we can have dinner together?"

Kayla nods, "For sure. I'll cook this time. My treat."

"Looking forward to it. Leave your dish, I'll clean up." Sienna says cheerily.

Kayla is a little put off by Sienna's sudden attitude change. She knows it's all about FIXATE. But it is a nice change. She heads back to her room on her own and sits down on her bed with her phone.

She doesn't want any more surprises. She texts Corey, asking for her challenge.

He texts back that his timer still has 4 hours left.

Kayla decides that's enough time to play against Mammon.

She wants to get rid of some punishments before things get really crazy.

She opens the game with FAXES, for 30 points.

Mammon counters with FLUTE, only worth 16 points by the E makes the PW tile accessible.

Kayla ignores the PW tile and plays MEET, with the M on the triple, for 18.

Unfortunately Mammon has no fear of the PW tiles, it plays PHENOM for a whooping 52 points.

Two turns left and now she's down by 20...and she has 5 vowels in her hand.

She manages to play AREA for 19 points, also making AX and ES from FAXES. It's just not enough.

Mammon plays BIKES for 22 points, and a 23 point lead.

It's given up two possible PW tiles. Kayla knows the drill.

She can ignore the PW tile, and be guaranteed to lose. She'll get 1, and only 1 punishment.

Or she can go for it. Take the PW tile and the punishment and pray that it's enough. She could end up with a reward to off-set the punishment, or fail and have two new ones.

She racks her brain trying to find something, anything.

Without the PW tile she can't find anything to even tie the game, and that's before Mammon's last tile.

With the PW tile she can get the lead, but barely. She's just not convinced she can make it work.

With seconds left she realizes her indecision has made the decision for her. She throws a tile down, just to avoid any possible penalty for timing out. LAX. 10 points.

"Giving up? Hoohoo!" Mammon teased on screen.

It played DITSY, for 41 points.

YOU LOSE! Hahaha!
The giant banner scrolled across the screen.

Kayla sighed. She had to pick her punishment.

She really didn't like her choices.

• DITSY
• Make one existing punishment permanent (at random)
• Upgrade one existing punishment (at random)

Upgrade a punishment? What did that mean exactly?

Making one permanent wasn't an option. She'd already lost the ability to wear pants, forever, she didn't want more to end up that way.

And DITSY?

DITSY?

She couldn't pick that.

She groaned. Time to find out what an upgrade was. She tapped that option.

Her phone buzzed with a notification.

AWAKES has been upgraded!
Everyday when you wake up you will be **** to edge yourself

****? She groaned. So instead of waking up horny she'd wake up and...and...masturbate right until the good part?

Lovely.

Well...it probably could have been worse.

She laid back down on her bed and closed her eyes. Would she ever be free from this game?