International Affairs 6

Linh let her eyes wander over the row of naked captives lined up side by side. Ulinka repeated her look with cool hatred, Tina glanced at her and Cordelia kept her head down whilst Katja stared at the Asian like a frightened deer. Alex meanwhile took an inflatable mattress from a shelf and rolled it out on the floor. Whilst he pumped the mattress, Linh asked:

»Does any of you wish to share the bed, or rather the mattress, with Alex? However«, she lowered her voice and whispered conspirationally:

»He sometimes snores. And besides, he can`t keep his hands to himself!«

Alex rose and placed his hands on Linh`s shoulders.

»Hey, I heard that! And you never complained about what I did with my hands!«

He began to massage her shoulders and without taking her eyes from the captives, Linh reached up and caressed his cheek.

»Alex, I didn`t say that I didn`t like it, just that you can`t keep your hands from whoever shares your bed.«

Alex bent down and kissed her cheek. Then, he made a sudden move, as if he wanted to reach out for the girls. With a mew, Cordelia and Katja shied back whilst Ulinka and Tina stared daggers at him. Linh laughed.

»I think that answers my question!«

Alex shrugged theatrically and continued to pump his mattress whilst Linh addressed the captives:

»Of course, it would be a possibility that one of you shares the bed with me. None of those who did ever complained. But it would be a bit early now. Rewards have to be earned!«

None of the four women moved, but none of them liked the implications of what she said. Linh smiled and raised the taser again.

»I hope you will now follow my orders and I won`t have to use this. Now, Booberella, lie down on the bed! It`s your choice which one you choose!«

For a moment, it seemed that Tina would refuse to listen to her nickname, but then, she slowly went for the closer of the two beds, since they both looked exactly the same and she wanted to do as few steps as possible. The cuffs on her ankles only allowed small steps and she knew all too well how her hips swayed and her butt bobbed if she walked like this. With her legs closed as decently as she could, she sat down on the bed and then lay on her back.

»Alex, a hand, please!«

»I thought I should keep my hands to myself!«, he protested, but came close to her and Linh said:

»I`m afraid Booberella`s occupying too much room. Would you mind assisting her a bit?«

Tina moaned with protest as Alex turned her on her left side and pressed her against the concrete wall. He had put one hand on her breast, the other on her thigh and though he didn`t do much groping, it was nevertheless embarrassing. Linh now pointed at Ulinka with her taser.

»Tiger Lilly, you`re next! Lie down, head towards the door!«

Ulinka groaned. Since Tina was lying the other way round, it meant that her head would be close to Tina`s feet and vice versa. However, worse was to come.

Alex pushed her against Tina so their naked fronts were pressed against each other, much to both women’s discomfort. When Ulinka tried to struggle, he spanked her butt hard and Linh turned on the taser.

»Just tell me if you need some extra persuasion,  Tiger Lilly!«

»Mph!«

»Nnngggg! Uuuhmmm!«, Tina added. Alex now adjusted Ulinka`s position until both women`s pubic mounds were grinding against each other. The difference in height (Tina was 5´1``, Ulinka six inches taller) meant that Tina`s feet now touched Ulinka`s neck and her boobs were rubbing against her knees. Playfully, Alex poked his finger into Ulinka`s side, causing her to mew and to twitch involuntarily.

»Curly, your turn!«

Cordelia shuddered. The idea of getting that close to another woman, especially when both were naked, was just horrifying. However, a look at the taser made her choose the less painful alternative.

As she had expected, she had to lie down with her feet facing the door. Alex turned her onto her right side and pushed her towards Ulinka. For a moment, Cordelia was relieved that at least, she would not be forced to lie with her pubic area pressed against that of another woman, but then, she realized with horror the perfidy of that arrangement: Ulinka`s wrists were tied behind her back, so, her hands now were trapped between her buttocks and Cordelia`s lap. She would feel every slight move Ulinka would make with her fingers.

»Uuuhmmph! Nnngggg!«

»I know, I know«, Alex said and pushed her harder against Ulinka, causing all three women to ache and wriggle. Then, Katja was forced on the little space left on the bed. Cordelia balled her fists when something warm, soft and smooth was pressing against her hands. She knew it was the blonde`s pubic area and she cringed from embarrassment and horror.

Whilst Alex now literally was leaning against Katja`s back and knees to keep the four women on the bed, Linh fetched a blanket and draped it over the four captives. Since all four already were slightly perspiring, this wasn`t meant as a protection from the cold, but as an padding, for having done so, she took a ratchet strap, slung it around both the bed and the captives and then, she pulled it so tight that they would stay on the bed, wedged together and already feeling very, very uncomfortable.

»Comfy?«, Linh asked mockingly and giggled at the angry grunts and sighs she got for an answer.

»Come on, girls, it could be worse! Much worse!«

She bent over the bed and started to tickle Ulinka`s side. The woman twitched and squirmed, accompanied by helpless muffled screams and laughter. Of course, her movement had consequences on the other three women, too, but Ulinka couldn`t help it. She wriggled and rubbed her naked body against Tina`s and Cordelia`s, having no control over her reflexes. Linh kept on torturing her until Ulinka`s mews had turned to gasps and she was completely out of breath.

»You see, always consider things could be worse!«

Not so gently, she slapped Katja`s butt before turning towards the table. She then took off her shoes, trousers and T-shirt before she put on an oversized T-shirt. Rummaging under that, she removed her bra, panties, garter belt and stockings whilst Alex, who already was in his boxer shorts and had his sleeping bag loosely draped over himself, was watching her.

»So, no goodies for me today, Cherry Blossom?«, he asked with a mixture of mockery and real disappointment. Linh, who had turned his back towards him, lifted the shirt for a second, presenting him her naked buttocks. Then, she turned around and playfully waved her index finger.

»Alex, not in front of the merchandise! Otherwise, they could think we are unprofessional!«

Despite the heat of being wedged between two naked women, Cordelia felt an icy shiver run down her spine when she heard the word »merchandise«.

Linh sank to the bed and lolled around.

»Well, it`s a bit narrow and the mattress is a bit too soft, but it will go for two nights. As I just said, things could be worse!«

***

Cordelia always would have thought that her worst experience in narrowness had been to be stuck in the London Tube during rush hour on a hot summer`s day. However, this seemed like the Australian outback compared to her current predicament!

Of course, the problem of being stashed like sardines was made worse by the fact they were all stark naked and could do little to nothing to change their position. Ulinka`s heels were so close that the little blister on one of them seemed like a two Pound coin whilst on her own feet, she could feel the other`s hair brush over her toes and insteps.

Things were, however, much worse in between. Cordelia`s breasts were touching the backs of Ulinka`s knees and whenever she moved, her unwilling companion shifted her legs; obviously, she was quite ticklish there, too. Cordelia`s lap was pressed against the other`s buttocks and Ulinka`s bound hands were trapped in between. Whenever Ulinka moved her fingers, they brushed through her pubic hair or touched her labia. Even though Cordelia knew that Ulinka didn`t do this on purpose, she felt miserable and embarrassed every time she felt her flex her fingers.

Any withdrawal was impossible, for Katja pressed against her back. Katja, who obviously was still trying to change her position, as she was wriggling constantly. Cordelia felt little blows of hot air on her heels whenever Katja breathed out and  the tops of the blonde`s thighs rubbed over her legs. Also, she felt the warm flesh of Katja`s shaved pubic mound on her hands.

»Hhhhrrrrrrmmmmm!«

Cordelia let out a cry of sheer desperation.

»Be quiet, girls, or I will sing you a special lullaby!«, Linh complained from the other bed. This was emphasized by a short crackle for she had put on the taser. So, the four girls lay in enforced silence. From outside the garage, they could hear the faint sound of church bells nearby. It was ten o`clock in the evening.

Ten o`clock! 24 hours before, Cordelia had been setting her alarm clock and thought that the worst thing of this day would be having to get up at four o`clock in the morning to catch her flight!

***

It was about five o`clock in the morning when Alex rose and sneaked into the toilet cabin, but none of the girls had found much sleep. From time to time, Cordelia had dozed off from sheer exhaustion, but every time, she had startled from her sleep, finding that the nightmare still was going on. Adding to the great proximity of two other naked female bodies, there was the heat. The thin blanket now was trenched in sweat and though the sweatiness of their bodies allowed a little more movement, this was definitely not to her pleasure. For an hour now, Katja was wriggling permanently. Cordelia could feel she was squeezing her thighs and she assumed that the girl had to pee urgently. She shuddered: such things, though never mentioned in the movies or books, could become a severe problem!

After he had come back from the plastic box, Alex prepared some instant coffee and opened a cooling box that contained some fruits and sandwiches. Then, he woke up Linh with a kiss. She yawned heartily and stretched her arms.

»Ah, I slept wonderful! Just give me a minute, Alex!«

Grabbing a bag, she disappeared in the toilet. When she returned, she was wearing a light summer dress. She went over for the bed where Alex was just loosening the ratchet strap. Katja literally rolled into their arms and they lowered her to the floor.

»Careful, Ladies, don`t step on our Fräulein!«

Squirming and wriggling, Cordelia got away from Ulinka and managed to sit up. She looked down on Katja who was sitting with her knees bent and her upper body pressed against her thighs. Her long blonde hair looked sweaty and disheveled and sweat was glistering on her body. Cordelia knew that she was little better off.

»All right, Ladies, here`s the deal! As long as you behave, you may all visit the toilet now! You may bring your hands to your front to help yourselves, but if one of you removes her gag, you will all be tied like you were and remain like that until we leave – which will be tomorrow morning!«

She waited whilst the captives wriggled to get their cuffed hands to their fronts. Then, Linh added:

»More serious offences, like screaming, attacking one of us or trying to open the door, will be punished severely! You got me?«

The last words were addressed towards Katja and the girl nodded. Linh made an inviting gesture towards the toilet and Katja quickly got to her feet, tripped over with her cuffed feet and closed the door behind herself.

One by one, the captives were allowed to use the facilities. Once inside, Cordelia noticed that the inside lock had been removed. In addition, there was nothing that could help in escaping. There was just a roll of toilet paper, a box with Kleenex tissues and a Glade spray fixed to one of the walls. At least, the toilet was clean.

Cordelia oppressed the urge to work on her gag, quickly followed nature and then just sat until Alex knocked at the door, signaling her that her three minutes of privacy were over. Reluctantly, she left the cabin.

Alex had draped a cloth on the floor and they were all sitting around it. Alex stepped behind Katja and opened the buckle of her gag. Before he removed it, he said:

»Please, no screaming and shouting, nor any pleading or asking of questions. To minimize the risk of this, you will be fed one after the other. If you refuse to eat, we won`t force you, but there will be no lunch and I am sure that Linh has planned some challenging games to pass the day.«

He removed Katja`s gag and the girl just panted and licked her lips, but didn`t dare to say anything. She greedily drank the bottle of water she was given, but shook her head on anything else Alex offered her. Then, she took a deep breath and said:

»P-please, why are you doing this?«

Alex reached for her gag, but Linh interrupted him and said towards Katja:

»You disobeyed an order and also forgot to call me ›Mistress‹, Fräulein – but it`s still your first day, I have slept well and this coffee`s surprisingly delicious, so, I forgive you! To answer your question: it`s just good old school capitalism: there`s a demand for pretty girls and you are part of the supply. It`s all about the money, Honey!«

She told Alex to gag Katja, but the blonde quickly stammered:

»P-p-please, M-Mistress, my – my father, h-he`s rich!«

Linh raised one of her perfectly plucked eyebrows.

»To be honest, he`s quite well-to-do. Most of his money isn`t immediately available and he sure could not pay more than some 100.000 at once. Your market value`s much higher, Fräulein!«

Katja wanted to say something, but it was stifled by Alex who now regagged the girl. Linh played being slightly offended:

»You didn`t think we would just sell you to some creepy brothel owner? No, one of your potential new owner`s a real Prince, albeit of a rather small country!«

This did little to soothe Katja, but the two just ignored her and Alex now stepped behind Ulinka who sat upright and looked at Linh with sheer contempt. The Asian said to her:

»Tiger Lilly, I know you are a former policewoman, but, please, spare us the old ›You will never get away with this‹ and stuff like that! One word from you and all of you will not only stay hungry until tomorrow, but you will also be crotch-roped until our departure. Nod if you understood!«

Ulinka`s eyes sparkled from pure hate, but she slightly moved her head up and down. Alex, however, ruined her dignified expression by brushing over her sides, causing her to cringe and to oppress a squeal. Though she felt guilty for thinking like that, Cordelia thanked God she wasn`t ticklish.

Once ungagged, Ulinka quietly drank not only water, but also coffee and had two sandwiches and a banana. Obviously, she wanted to keep her strength. The two criminals were surprisingly friendly, even asking whether she liked milk or sugar and letting her choose her sandwiches.

Both Tina and Cordelia saw the futility of talking to their captors and had their breakfast in silence. Tina also had a full meal, but Cordelia only drank water and forced herself to eat an apple. When all four were regagged, they had to line up at the wall again. Linh kept an eye on them whilst Alex filled a bucket from a large canister and positioned it in front of them. Beside it, he put a bowl that seemed to be empty. Then, he went for a small bag. He took a toothbrush from that, put some paste on it and told Katja to step forward.

»Of course, we want to keep you in a good physical condition. Unfortunately, this garage doesn`t offer any luxuries like a shower or a bathtub. But at least, we can offer you a minimum standard.«

He handed the toothbrush to Katja who took it with trembling fingers. Alex laughed:

»Don`t be afraid, Fräulein, it`s just a toothbrush. Luckily, I bought some, so, all of you will get her own. I will now ungag you and you will bend over the bowl and brush your teeth for three minutes! But first-«

Again, he reached into the bag and produced a wash mitt. He thoroughly soaked it and then made a gesture towards Ulinka who reluctantly took the dripping cloth.

»Whilst you clean your teeth, Tiger Lilly will wash you. If she won`t do a proper job, she will be punished – and if you don`t let her wash you, we will chain you to the ceiling, wash you by ourselves and keep you hanging until you are dry. You got me, Fräulein?«

Katja whimpered, but she finally nodded, staring at Alex with widened eyes. She wanted to kneel in front of the bucket, but Alex told her to bend forward instead and to spread her legs so Ulinka could wash her better. He then ungagged her and Linh ordered them to begin, looking at her watch.

Never before, three minutes had seemed so long to Cordelia – and at the same time, they elapsed quickly, for she knew that within a short time, it would be her turn. Katja brushed her teeth with closed eyes and reddened cheeks whilst Ulinka brushed over her body with the wash mitt, trying not to touch her more intimate parts. It seemed that either the mitt was a bit rough or that Ulinka was rather energetically than tender, for as Linh finally allowed Katja to stop and raise, not only her cheeks were aflame, but her whole body had slightly reddened.

Linh shortly inspected the dripping girl and said:

»That`s not what I call a proper wash!«

Then, she shrugged and added:

»Next time, whoever will wash you will have to be much, much more thoroughly. I want you to be clean everywhere.«

She encircled one of Katja`s nipples that had become hard and erect from the cold water, causing the girl to whimper.

»Everywhere.«

She brushed over the girl`s shaved pubic mound.

»Everywhere!«

With surprising strength, she slapped Katja`s buttocks with her other hand, so she shrieked and made a little jump forward. Laughing, Linh told her to step aside, for it would now be Ulinka`s turn to brush her teeth.

»Since I promise you some new experiences and you and Booberella sure already know each other all too well – Curly, come here!«

Reluctantly, Cordelia approached and took the mitt from Alex who had soaked it with fresh, cold water. Then, he handed Ulinka her toothbrush and ungagged her. The former policewoman looked up to Cordelia and whispered:

»Just do it! It`s not your fault!«

So, Cordelia stepped closer and touched Ulinka`s back with the wet mitt. She moved it around, trying not to really touch her, but when she reached the other`s sides, Ulinka slightly twitched.

»Be careful, Curly! If you tickle her, she might kick out like a horse!«

Biting down on the rubber ball in her mouth, Cordelia forced herself to wash Ulinka with more pressure and to do her belly and legs, too. She avoided her boobs, butt and her pubic area, but tried to squeeze the mitt so it would look as if she had done so. However, it was embarrassing enough and when the three minutes were over, Cordelia was blushing even deeper than Ulinka.

When Linh inspected Ulinka`s body, she slowly shook her head. However, she said nothing, but Cordelia could almost see her making notes for the next time they would be ordered to wash each other. Alex handed her the toothbrush and ungagged her whilst Linh ordered Tina to take the wash mitt.

Though her body screamed from embarrassment of being touched by the other woman, Cordelia had to admit that Tina was as polite and matter-of-factly as the humiliating procedure allowed. She brushed over her body, but also avoided to touch her more than necessary and so, when the ordeal was over, Cordelia almost felt grateful for Tina´s consideration.

However, when she wanted to rise, Linh stopped her and forced her to remain bent over the bowl whilst Alex put the gag back into her mouth and buckled it tight. Then, Linh said:

»Booberella, as you sure have noticed, Curly doesn`t shave her pubic hair. That`s okay as long as someone takes care of hygiene. So, you will wash her there, for, let`s say, another two minutes!«

Again, Cordelia wanted to rise, but Alex`s grip in her neck prevented that. She moaned and shook her head and Tina also protested through her gag. With a sigh, Linh reached for her taser.

»I will now count to three and if you don`t get started by then, Booberella, you will use your tongue! And if you refuse to do it at all, I will use my little persuasion help here on you as long as it takes to make you follow my orders!«

Cordelia gasped and when Linh ordered her to crouch and spread her thighs, she obeyed, trembling with fear. Linh then began to count and when she had reached »two«, she felt the cold rough mitt between her legs.

The Asian took care that Tina spent the whole 120 seconds on her pubic area. What she forced the redhead to do was more a massage than an actual washing and every second felt like hell for Cordelia. When Linh finally announced that the time was over, she squeezed her thighs shut and lowered her eyes to avoid looking at anyone.

»At least, the mitt now`s warmed up!«, Linh said, causing not only< Cordelia to cringe, but also Tina and Katja, since now, the blonde had to wash the redhead whilst Tina brushed her teeth. Both were all too aware where the mitt had been just before.

»All right, time for some bureaucracy, even though it`s Sunday!«, Linh now said and Alex now brought another bag. It contained something that clinked when he put it on the floor in front of the four captives. Then, he reached inside and produced a chain that was about one yard in length. On one end, it had a leather loop, on the other, a broad leather band with a buckle was fixed.

»I know, I know, it`s a dog leash. Please, don`t think we are disrespecting you. But these cost half the prize of those you get in adult shops!«

He went for Katja and tied the collar around her neck, letting the chain leash dangle. The collar was broad and he had left it loose enough so it wouldn`t hurt or block her breathing, but Katja seemed frightened when he reached for her neck again, presenting a little leather plaque.

»In addition, these collars have this useful addition. You can put a small piece of cardboard in it that contains all important information!«

Alex opened the cuff on Katja`s right wrist, but only to tie her hands behind her back. Then, he removed her ankle cuffs. Linh meanwhile had fetched the table and sat on a folding chair, holding a pen and a small piece of cardboard. Whilst she slowly wrote, she said:

»Name: ›Fräulein‹, age: 23.«

Katja gulped. Somehow, the fact that Linh now was writing down her nickname made it sound more official. Then, she saw that Alex was holding a tape measure.

»Stand straight, please.«

He measured her height and told Linh who meticulously wrote down:

»5`8``. Unfortunately, we don`t have a scale, but you can`t hide any excess pounds now, can you, Fräulein?«

Katja mmphed and Alex now slung the tape measure around her waist, followed by her hips.

»So, that`s 32B, as we already know, waist is 22 and hips 33. Now, for one last thing.«

Alex went to his knees and now measured her inner leg. The girl mewed when he touched her soft flesh when doing so.

»Inside leg is 33``«, he announced. Linh finished the cardboard and handed it to Alex who shoved it into the plaque that had a Plexiglas window in it, allowing the information to be read.

Katja then was allowed to sit in a corner where Alex used a small padlock to fix her leash to an eyelet in the wall. The girl seemed perplexed; nothing really evil had been done to her, at least compared to what her captors had done before. But now, she felt like a piece of cattle, taxed and measured.

This time, Tina was next. She seemed almost calm, having used Katja`s ordeal to prepare herself for the intimate measurements. Once her hands were secured behind her back, Linh began:

»Booberella, age 24«, she glimpsed at Tina`s pubic mound, »natural ginger«.

Tina noticed that she didn`t write down this last information. She had just added it to embarrass her a little more.

Her height was 5`1``, a fact that wasn`t new to Tina. With a sardonic smile, Linh said:

»You aren`t that small everywhere, Booberella! That`s 34D.«

»All natural«, Alex added and though he didn`t touch her boobs this time, Tine felt her cheeks redden.

Tina`s waist was 29 and her hips 36, whilst her inside leg measured 28``. They spared her further comments and Alex just leashed her to the same eyelet so she had to sit beside Katja once the label had been put on her.

Next to be measured was Ulinka. She endured getting her hands tied behind her back and getting collared without showing any motion and Alex just quickly gathered the information Linh needed to complete Ulinka`s plaque:

»Tiger Lilly, age 29, 5`7``. 34C, waist 24 and hips 33. Inside leg 32``.« Linh then looked at Ulinka and asked:

»What would you say, is she dark blonde or light brown?«

Alex brushed through Ulinka`s hair and shrugged.

»Dunno. Let`s write ›blonde‹, it will raise the prize!«

Linh giggled.

»Her prize went up already!«

She looked at Ulinka and added:

»Some of our customers love ticklish girls!«

Involuntarily, Ulinka shied back when she saw Alex`s hand, but he just grabbed her leash. She then grunted angrily, since she had once again displayed her weakness.

Ulinka was tied to another eyelet and then, it was Cordelia`s turn.

»Curly, age 32. I am afraid your PhD won`t impress too many buyers. Can you do any tricks, like sucking a golf ball through a water hose?«

It took the perplexed Cordelia a moment to understand what Alex meant, but then, she blushed on the sheer impertinence.

»Height 5`8``«, he announced having measured her. Then, although she knew it would come and it had been mentioned before, Cordelia felt embarrassed when Linh added »34C«.

Her waist was 29. When he measured her hips next, Alex brought the ends of the tape measure together at her front and even bent forward and brushed through her pubic hair with his index finger, pretending he couldn`t read the numbers properly. Cordelia groaned and Alex grinned, telling Linh:

»Hips 34!«

Then, he suddenly reached for his back and grinned wolfishly.

»Oops, that`s my intervertebral disc, I`m afraid. I fear that I can`t bent forward or get on my knees right now. Well, what can we do, Curly?«

»Mhm?«

Cordelia stared at him, not sure what mean idea he just had developed, for she was sure that Alex`s back was absolutely fine. He grinned even broader, stepped back one step and said:

»Please, put your foot on my shoulder, so I can measure your leg whilst I am standing.«

Again, Cordelia moaned. Following that order meant spreading her legs and give him even more of a display of her nudity. However, when Linh asked what took her so long and reached for her taser, she reluctantly raised her leg.

»Come on, haven`t you had dancing lessons at school, Curly?«

Finally, fighting for balance and panting from both the effort and embarrassment, Cordelia managed to place her heel on Alex`s shoulder. He let his fingers wander up her thighs, making her fully stretch her leg, before he placed one end of the tape measure at the very top of her thigh. Cordelia gulped when she felt the fingers he didn`t need to hold the tape touch her labia.

His other hand slowly brushed along her leg and he let her keep the strenuous position before he finally announced:

»Inside leg 32``!«

»Great!«, Linh said, »Now, for some exercises!«

***