child.” Master Yangchi held out his hand once more. Hesitantly she placed hers on top of it. To her surprise, he moved her to the side.
“Airi, bring me the stool.” The order was met with a flurry of feet before the sound of a stool being dragged over the wood floor. Nisey stilled as Airi wrestled with a low but stoutly built padded bench. Once it was maneuvered under the silver hoop, he motioned for her to sit. Gingerly, she lowered herself to the bench. A gasp escaped her when her bare ass touched the cool leather.
“Now, what I’m going to do is a simple ball tie suspension.” He started the process of threading and wrapping the hemp until he had through the small d-ring attached to the hoop. Now, dangling from the ceiling she was surprised when he twisted the rope, did a simple hitch and draped what looked like the working end of a lasso over her knees. She frowned.
“Excuse me, Master Yangchi?”
“Hmmm.” He busily attached two more rings and using the same process secured two more lead ropes.
“Are you going to do a gunslinger harness or chest harness?” Her fingers rubbed over the hemp rope lying across her thighs. Her need to feel the ropes around her was surprising strong despite her apprehension.
“No. It is not needed for this type of suspension.” He looked up from the rope in his hands. “Let me guess, my student became impatient and tried one of the more complex suspensions?”
She glanced over at Caelan.
“Look at me, slave. Not him. Now answer my question.” The dark demand had her obeying.
“I don’t know if it was more complex or not, Master Yangchi. He used the chest harness and gunslinger thing on me. I was fine until he tipped me towards my side and my feet left the ground.”
Master Yangchi looked over her shoulder and glared at Caelan. “I see.” He raised his voice. “You tried to do the side suspension on a newbie? I thought I taught you better than that!” His hands flew to his hips.
Peeking at her master, she was surprised to see that her strong, dominant Master was blushing! “She has been my model in my basic shibari class for nearly a year. She loves the ropes and I never dreamed she’d react the way she did.”
Master Yangchi gave a hrrumpth as he gave a shake of his head.
“All right, child. I’m going to arrange these under your legs and over your back.” Taking each of the loops off her lap, he urged her forward. “Staying seated, lean down and touch the floor next to your feet.”
When she did, he gave her a soft ‘good’ as he tossed the loop behind her. “Now lift your bottom from the bench.”
Lifting, she was surprised when he stopped her after her butt was only inches off the bench. The feel of the hemp against the back of her thighs and the upper part of her back was comforting. Within moments, he had all three of the ropes evenly spaced.
“Alright, Nisey. This should feel very reminiscent of the swing you swung on as a child. In a moment, once you are comfortable, I’m going to move the bench away.”
She nodded, now curious. If he moves the bench away, my butt will be suspended but my feet will still be firmly on the floor. How is this considered suspension?
Just as she was about to ask him, he gave her smile. “Baby steps, first. You must crawl before you can walk.”
“Yes, Master.” Across the room, she could see the approval in her Máister’s eyes. It was as if he were urging her on – giving her support.
“Ready?” The soft but steady intrusion of the man next to her jerked her eyes away from Caelan’s.
Taking a deep breath, she realized she was. It’s now or never. “Yes, Master Yangchi.”
“Alright. Don’t fight the ropes. Allow them to support your weight. If you fight them, you’ll only tangle them and I’ll have to start over. Understand?”
“Yes, Sir.” She held her breath as the bench which had been touching the back of her thighs moved away. A moment of unease filled her until she felt the press