Atonement 04 - Second Coming

Felicity sat in her room waiting for whatever was going to happen next. Since the morning worship session had been cut short after her dumb question, she was also a bit horny from her brief encounter with Angelina. She was sure Faith probably hated her now as they never made it past their morning chat. Felicity thought she might never figure things out now though and was hoping to just hide for a while until the feeling went away. She was so happy to be here, but now she felt like the usual disappointment she was to everyone around her.

Luckily, she had only just dipped her toe into her pool of self-loathing when there came a knock on her door and then two sweet voices called to her as they entered. Eden and Bella walked in, barely covered in their short dresses as usual and bounded over to the bed where Felicity sat with her head in her hands.

"Hey, that's not the face we last saw. Where did fresh and happy Felicity go? Bella joked.

Felicity's brain went through a list of responses with the safest one initially seeming to be "Just go away.", but she managed to get past that one, stall long enough to seem like she was going to be quiet and settle on. "Not happy right now."

"We can see that. But what happened? Did Angelina get upset with you?" Eden asked, her voice rising as her concern grew.

"No, not at all in fact. She was perfectly understanding of everything as usual. It's just..." Felicity trailed off not sure of what to say really.

"Just what?" asked Bella. "Did you ask her silly questions? Because we all have those. Like for instance why do you have a pair of golden lips on your headboard like Angelina. No one else has those."

"You know then?" Felicity shouted, excited that it wasn't just weird to her. "That's the only question I asked."

"So, you must know the answer then, tell us. Please. Don't hold out on us." Eden rambled.

"Well, that's the thing. She dismissed it as another gift from the goddess. She did address the fact that she didn't know where they came from, but said that it depends on what the goddess has planned." Felicity at least remembered part of that detail. "She didn't say any more about what that could be. Then she sent me back here and told me to wait for you two."

"Ooh, another mystery of the goddess." Bella said, a bit melodramatically.

"You know another mystery I'd like the answer to?" Felicity said, still agitated from the events of the morning. "How come the two of you aren't in the same group for breakfast and prayers?"

"Oh, we should explain some things to you as your guides, shouldn't we?" Eden said, embarrassed that she hadn't at least had the usual orientation so far. To be honest about it, Bella and Eden were so excited by Felicity they basically ignored their real chores with her and just focused on the sex. Not that it wasn't the major part of what they were supposed to focus on, but since she had questions, they should work to address those too. "I've been here a little longer and have worked my way to the group one level. Not that it means much more than getting your work done and having a little more for privileges than others, like this morning at breakfast. Not everyone sits so close to Angelina and the attendants."

"Right, I'm still working on moving up, but there's really not that much difference, just seniority in many cases." Bella added. "You just seemed to sweep somebody off their feet or something to be elevated like you were."

"Yeah, sort of jealous, actually." Eden admitted. "But we're not supposed to feel those emotions and should always support each other and serve the goddess. I'll make sure to atone with my evening prayers." Eden winked at Felicity as she finished.

"I still have so much to learn." Felicity said sounding somewhat exasperated.

"Don't worry, you'll get those wrinkles in your pretty little forehead." Bella joked. "Any you have so much time to learn what you need here, don't rush things."

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"I'm sorry to have dismissed you all earlier, but I needed to speak with Felicity privately at first as her questions could have led in many directions and we can't risk little indiscretions with what we know and tell people, now can we?" Angelina said as sweetly as ever to the other three attendants who she had called back to finish with their morning business.

"The goddess does have a fondness for mysteries, doesn't she?" Hope asked simply, but then decided a more pointed question was in order. "But what could that mean?"

"Well, as you all know, it could mean anything and it could even mean nothing. Sometimes gifts are given and then taken back." Angelina was good at not giving much information away in her chats. Usually, the other members of the retreat didn't question it, but with her attendants there seemed to be a bit of concern.

"There has already been a lot of talk about the new girl as she's been seen around the various areas of the compound. Several people noticed just how deep and dark her mark is and wondered whether that was a sign from the goddess to stay away." Faith stated in a reserved tone as to not make it sound like she believed any of the rumors.

"You all know that if the goddess did not want her here, she wouldn't have been brought in. Perhaps the mark signifies the opposite. Maybe you should embrace the new girl and bring her deeper into the folds." Angelina replied. She then paused briefly, seemingly in thought, and changed the subject a bit as she didn't really like the line they were taking anyway. "Have I served you well in your time here with us?"

"Yes, of course!" They all nearly said in unison.

"My time here has been some of the best years of my life and I look forward to serving the goddess for a good long while, at least as long as she will have me." Chastity added.

"Indeed." Added Faith as Hope nodded in agreement.

"That is good to hear. I have enjoyed serving the goddess with you all as well. In fact, I have enjoyed serving the goddess here for a very long time. Long before any of you came here. Long before any of the current members came here, I believe. None of you ever knew the previous headmistress. It's been so long for me that she is just a faint memory even I can barely recall. All part of the goddess' working so that I focus on today and our combined futures and not dwell on the past." Angelina dwelt a bit though and spoke of things she probably shouldn't very often as they were unimportant to their mission. They were there to help the women at the retreat and help those like them who needed what they could provide, whether it be love, caring or guidance in helping them along in their days.

They all sat in silence for a few moments, then Angelina stood and walked over to the large icon of the goddess where there was a rather long kneeler for those who wished to worship.

"Shall we continue with the morning rites so that Faith may continue with her day?" Angelina winked at Faith as she spoke. Faith giggled, but turned her gaze to see whether Hope and Chastity were moving over yet. She decided to be first anyway and headed over to stand in front of Angelina at the kneeler.

"As a servant leader, I offer myself in your service, as we serve the goddess." Angelina spoke slowly and directly, almost chanting her words.

She kneeled in front of Faith and kissed her folds open, then sent her tongue deeply inside her as Faith leaned on her shoulder for support. Angelina then stood and kissed Faith with her own juices, as she ran her fingers down between her own legs and slid them inside.

"Blessings from the goddess." She said as she raised her wet fingers and offered them to Faith who greedily sucked them in. She sighed as she tasted Angelina, then they kissed once more.

The other two did the same as they both approached and stood to receive the goddess' blessings from Angelina. When they were done, she dismissed them with a similar blessing as she did at breakfast and then added a bit more.

"As I serve you humbly, great goddess, so too do we serve each other. Grant these, your sisters, your guidance and love in all they do." Angelina smiled as she said this and looked at her attendants with a hint of pride, hoping that the goddess would forgive her that indulgence. "I trust that you will continue to serve faithfully in whatever mission the goddess chooses for you. Now, you may make your morning offerings to each other and get on with your days. But offer yourselves in the light and love of the goddess and always have her in your thoughts as you do. She will reward your faithfulness."

Faith sighed in relief as she really wanted to offer herself to Chastity for the next couple hours and figured Hope wouldn't mind offering herself either. They loved the offering portion of the morning rite and, in spite of all the rumors that were circulating, couldn't wait for Felicity to become a part of it. Luckily none of them would have to wait very long.

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"This may be another silly question, but can you explain the goddess to me? Who or what is she and what does it have to do with us and this place?" Felicity almost sounded desperate for anything resembling a straight answer. She was incapable of thinking straight herself, especially in her current state and needed something that was more grounded than mysteries and gifts.

"I'm not sure I have a good answer as none of us has ever seen or heard from her. Everything we get comes through Angelina. The images we have in the various rooms and chapels are all meant to represent her in a form we can understand, but as you probably noticed she kind of resembles Angelina a little bit, don't you think?" Eden tried her best to give Felicity something.

"She does kinda look like Angelina, but maybe that's why Angelina is the headmistress? Maybe she was chosen because of her resemblance and her devotion." Felicity responded, trying her best to continue the conversation in a meaningful way. "So, why are you both here then if you don't know or can't really say much about the goddess?"

"Other than the obvious, I'm not really sure why else I've stayed, but I was brought here much like you, only it was after a bad break-up and it was the best thing that could have happened to me." Bella responded. "One night I had a fight with my ex, the next morning I woke up like you did, in paradise."

"Me too, but not so much the breakup. I had to leave home as the family life there wasn't really working anymore. Not being the perfect child like my older sister didn't help." Eden chimed in. "I went to sleep under an overpass one night to stay out of the rain until I found a place to go and then woke up here. Why would I ever leave?"

"Oh dear. All that makes my life seem like paradise in comparison. I was simply out partying, maybe too much, but everything else was fine, but I ended up here anyway." Felicity added her own story. "Maybe the mysteries and the gifts are real then, as I didn't even know I needed anything more than I had, but I feel such a sense of belonging here that I never knew was missing."

Bella and Eden both smiled at her, Felicity felt like she was on the spot to say something else or do something. She decided that her usual response would suffice and her cheeks burned hot again as she fumbled for words.

"I love when you do that." Bella said with a shy smile as she turned away slightly, feeling herself start to blush a bit.

"Oh, me too. You are so beautiful." Eden simply gushed.

Cheeks still burning and glowing hot, Felicity made to say something meaningful and this time she succeeded. "If I'm ever in a position to help the two of you, in whatever way I can, let me know. Or I'll just do it anyway without your permission, who knows." When she finished, she felt a warmth inside her and something compelled her to look at the lips. They glistened again, but shone even brighter than before. A small drop fell onto her pillow and a slight glow spread across the linen.

"Wait, your mark, it just faded quite a bit." Bella said, astonished.

"My what? The mark from the headmistress? How?" Felicity asked, shocked herself.

"Yes, but no, not that one. The muff mark for your sins. It's very faint, almost as if it's just an echo really." Bella replied, while Eden nodded furiously next to her somehow seeming louder. "The mark of the headmistress is darker than ever. It's almost as if it's singling you out in some way."

"I'm sure to get the best giggles walking down the hallway now." Felicity said, a bit disheartened.

Bella and Eden couldn't help but giggle at her joke and Felicity eyed them suspiciously.

"So, about the trio challenge." Felicity decided to change subjects rather abruptly. "What are my odds and what do I need to do to succeed?"

Bella and Eden both looked at each other and smirked. "Just eat pussy!" they said in unison.

"Forget about the other part and you'll be fine. Just don't focus on your own pleasure and focus on theirs. Think of something else, anything and it will be easy. At least that's what we've heard since we've never had the chance." Bella continued.

"Never had the chance?" Felicity was confused again. "Why not?"

"That's just for the elite girls who get to serve the headmistress. That's why." Eden added.

"Oh, sorry. Well, if I had anything to say about it you would be first in line for the trio." Felicity countered. The warm feeling overwhelmed her as she finished. She felt sure her cheeks were burning hot again, but this warmth was different. It felt warm throughout her body, inside and out.

"It's gone now." Bella said, again astonished as she had never witnessed it happen in real time.

"What? You're kidding?" Felicity stood to go look in a mirror, and saw that indeed her forehead stain had vanished.

"I don't think I've ever seen that happen right before my eyes like that." Eden blurted out, shocked as well. "It's always been a next day kind of thing after an evening prayer or something."

"Me too, but usually my prayers were all about the headmistress, so I'm never sure what absolved me of my mark." Bella added, the shock still resonating in her voice.

"What do you think would have caused that so quickly?" Felicity asked, her new level of confusion was starting to seem like the normal and she just tried to accept it, but still hoped for the tiniest of answers.

"I can only assume that something about how you felt when you were saying those nice things about us touched the goddess in a profound way. None of us is really sure how any of this works." Eden replied.

"Let's not worry too much about this, even though it is amazing. Let's focus instead on what you need to do to complete your trials with The Trio." Bella was trying to not lose focus on the things they could understand. "Perhaps if you wanted to end another morning session with the headmistress early you could ask her about that then." Bella was trying to keep a straight face and she hoped Felicity wasn't going to get upset with her, but she couldn't help but tease her.

Felicity glared at her, unimpressed with the attempt at humor or sarcasm or whatever it was that she was trying. She didn't need to be reminded about the fact that she was probably not making any friends with the group of attendants, especially since that was the same trio she needed to really impress to solidify her position with the elites. She loved the fact that she would get to serve the headmistress directly, but she certainly didn't want to feel elevated above girls like Bella and Eden. She was determined to make her service mean something and try to lead by a better example whenever there seemed to be some kind of pride or status involved that she didn't agree with.

"Thanks, very funny. Okay, so what does that mean exactly? Focusing on the things I would need to complete the trials. What did you have in mind?" Felicity asked, somewhat relieved to not have them all staring at her forehead as it was starting to get warm again. She didn't think it had anything to do with her blushing, and didn't want something else to become a distraction from their daily tasks as well.

"We're going to be The Trio and you're going to defeat us." Eden said, rather dramatically.

"It might help if you stopped saying The Trio like that all the time, it's a little intimidating." Felicity responded trying not offend, but feeling nervous just standing there talking about it, never mind actually doing it. "And what does that mean again? I still don't think you fully answered my question."

"We're going to have sex with you every afternoon for training." Bella said bluntly. "But first we need to go through the prep, they'll take you to the baths to get you all warmed up and ready as an added challenge, so if we can do that a couple times that might help you understand what it's going to be like."

"And while we're certainly not The Trio, we can do our best to challenge you a bit." Eden bubbled, getting excited about spending the afternoon with Bella and Felicity.

"We might not be able to compete with Chastity, in all seriousness nobody can, but we can still give you an idea of what to expect. I've been with Faith before and she's pretty easy to take, no idea on Hope though, but I imagine she's about the same." Bella helped ease Felicity's concerns. Felicity already knew Chastity was the big challenge anyway, especially with that tongue, but she could hold her own with most women so she felt good about the other two.

"Okay then, as long as I'm not keeping you from anything important. Felicity replied.

"Great, let's get you ready and head to the baths then, no time to waste." Bella stated purposefully a she really wanted Felicity to do well.

"Do I need to bring anything with me?" Felicity asked sounding a bit unsure of how any of this actually worked again.

"Stand up!" Bella commanded as Bella and Eden moved over to be next to her. She was immediately pulled into a deep kiss from Bella while she felt hands roaming all around her legs and finally found their target. She assumed Eden was to blame for that. She moaned through the kiss, then went weak, but luckily Bella was holding her tight.

"Nope, all set. You have everything you need with you already." Bella smirked at her as she said this.

Felicity tried to smirk back, but the sneak attack left her a little disoriented.

The two guides grabbed her by the hands and led her out to the communal bath area for day one of preparation.

Felicity was right about one thing though; she got plenty of giggles from the few people who they passed in the hall. Between the morning breakfast introduction and her more pronounced mark from the headmistress she was certainly turning into quite a celebrity around the compound.