Laura: Blonde, short, weak. 19 years old Still lives with parents while going to college.
Joan: Silvery grey hair, tall, strong. 52 years old. Used to be a lawyer, retired after 29 years. Owns a mansion.
It was Sunday.
"Mom, I'm 19, I don't need a babysitter," Laura told her mom as they drove into the driveway at Joan's house. Joan has been a friend of the family since as long as Laura could remember.
"Don't think of it as babysitting. Think of it more as just hanging out with her."
"Why can't I hang out at home?"
Laura's mom turned to look at her.
"Do you really think your father and I are really going to let a 19 year old college student stay home alone for a week unsupervised? Not going to happen."
"But this house is way out in the middle of nowhere!" Laura complained. "How am I supposed to get to classes?"
"Classes are out for the summer, young lady," her mother said. "Don't try to trick me. Now, let's go, your father and I need to be on the road if we are going to meet up with your grandparents by five o'clock."
"This is stupid," Laura groaned. "Why can't I come with on the cruise?"
"Because your father's parents only won four free tickets, and they chose to take the two of us. I'm sorry, honey, now I need to go."
Laura got out of the car, and her mom opened the trunk. She took out two large suitcases and a plump handbag, and started wheeling them to the front of the house. Her mother pulled out of the driveway as she rung the doorbell.
"Thanks for waiting to make sure I got in okay," Laura mumbled under her breath.
A few moments later, a tall, muscular woman answered the door.
"Hello, Laura," Joan greeted her.
"Hi, Joan!" Laura said as she leaned in for a hug.
After their embrace, Joan led Laura to the guestroom. It was huge. The room itself was almost bigger than Laura's living room, and there was a beautiful bathroom attached to it.
"You have a very beautiful home," Laura complemented her.
"Why thank you," Joan smiled at her and put an arm on her shoulder. "It does get rather lonely in here sometimes. Just keep in mind, there are some hidden rooms in here that nobody knows about."
She patted Laura on the shoulder, and then left the room.
After having a quick shower, Laura called her best friend. She was only wearing her bathrobe.
"The house is huge! Her bathroom is bigger than my living room."
"How come you've never stayed there before?" Her friend asked through the phone.
"I never had a reason to," Laura said as she flopped down on the bed. "Oh, my god. The mattress is amazing. It's like a cloud."
"Well, if you're going to be over there, are you still going to be able to tie yourself up as much as you do at home?"
"Yeah, I should be able to," Laura said as she sank into the covers of the bed. "The house is pretty big. It's like four levels that are all bigger than my house. The odds of her coming in here to find me tied up are pretty slim."
"Lucky you. My parents constantly check up on me ever since they found my handcuffs."
"Well, I'm going to start tying myself up," Laura told her friend. "I'm going to feel like a damsel in this castle of a house. Maybe I'll call you back when I'm done. Let you know how it went."
"You better! Talk to you later," her friend said.
"Yep, bye!" Laura hung up.
She pulled her handbag on the bed. She opened to reveal several coils of rope, and one pink ball gag. She put the ball gag in, and then felt the call of nature. Ball gag still in, she went to the bathroom to relieve herself. She washed her hands, and then opened the door to be standing face to face with Joan. Joan was holding the bag of ropes.
"I was going to come up to tell you that the evening meal is ready," Joan said, pulling out a length of rope. "But I can see that you have found something else to chew on."
Laura laughed, and reached up to take the gag out. Joan stopped her.
"No, no, no, pet," Joan said, bringing Laura's hands together in front of her. "Why didn't you tell me that you wanted to be tied up? I would have bound you in a heart beat."
Laura looked at her with a confused expression.
"I was going to bring it up after the meal as sort of something to do, but it looks like the gag is taking away any choice you have."
Laura let out a small groan as Joan laughed.
"If you can say, 'Ms. Joan, I don't want to spend the week being tied up by you in your beautiful house,' clearly enough for me to understand, then so be it!"
Laura was silent, which made Joan smile.
"You want to be tied up, don't you?" Joan giggled, which made Laura nod.
Joan tightly bound Laura's hands in front of her. Laura was scared, but at the same time, she enjoyed being tied up by someone who knew what they were doing. After her hands were tied tightly, Joan started leading her out of the room.
"Now let me show you to your NEW room, pet."
Laura was led down the stairs, into a living room. Joan stopped near a bookcase, and pulled out a book. The bookcase slid to the side silently to reveal a hidden hallway. Joan pulled Laura down this hallway. The floor was stone, and Laura, still only wearing her bathrobe, was starting to feel cold.
The hallway led to a door with two locks on it, plus a number keypad. Joan undid the two locks, and then clamped her hand over Laura's eyes. Laura could hear Joan pushing the buttons of the keypad, and then the door slid open. Joan released her hand from Laura's eyes, and pushed her into a very warm room. Laura heard the door close and lock itself behind her.
In the middle of the room was a bed. Coming from each bedpost was a chain with a strap attached to it. It looked like something out of a mental institution. The walls were lined with cupboards, and Laura tried not to think of what could be hidden behind them.
"Here's your new room, pet," Joan said, untying Laura's wrists. "Hop up on the bed."
While rubbing her wrists, Laura quickly hopped up on the bed. This one was very comfortable, too. A fur blanket had been laid over the bed, and there were no pillows or any other blankets.
"I once came on that blanket, which is why it is down here, instead of locked in my fur locker," Joan explained, walking around the the first bed post; Laura's right foot. "So now that I have no fear of ruining it, I keep it down here in the play room."
She put Laura's foot into the strap, pulled it tight, and locked it. She did the same to her other foot, and then moved up to the wrists.
"You know," Joan said, stroking Laura's hair. "It's been so long since I've had a pet down here. And you're only the second female pet I've had ever!"
How many people has this woman done this to? Laura wondered to herself.
"It gets me kind of hot thinking about how you willingly let me tie you up," Joan said, strapping her wrist into the binding. "We are going to have so much fun in here."
She finished putting her other wrist in the strap, and then stopped to take out her ball gag.
"Your mouth must be getting tired, huh, pet?" Joan asked Laura. "I don't want to wear you out on the first day."
"Thanks," Laura said, moving her jaw.
"Thank you, mistress," Joan said, wagging her finger at Laura. "Don't let that happen again, or you will be punished, pet."
"I'm sorry, mistress," Laura said, trying not to show how much she was enjoying this.
"I'm going to go eat my dinner before it gets cold. After I finish, I will be down here to officially make you my pet."
"Sounds good to me, mistress," Laura said. "Enjoy your meal."
"I will, pet," Joan said, leaving the room. "I will."
To be continued.