Parallel Universe
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2023 4:21 pm
Parallel Universe
by Harry
The Essay
"Coming for a game of tennis, Angela?" cried Stephanie to her form mate and best friend, at the end of classes on Saturday.
"Sorry, Stephanie old girl, I've got this stupid, fart-arsed essay to write. 10,000 words on why I must not talk back to Miss French. The title is "Manners Makyth Man." Fucking stupid old cow!
"I'll stay and sit with you, while you write it, then. Tennis is no fun without you. Nothing's any fun without you."
After poor Angela had been scribbling for a couple of hours, churning out, as a penance for being too high-spirited a girl, reams of unbelievably moronic and inconsequential drivel, Stephanie suddenly remembered a story she had read recently.
"You know, Ange, I read about a school somewhere where errant pupils were punished by being stripped of some or all their clothing for a period of time. The idea was that the humiliation of bodily exposure and the ridicule of one's peers would be a deterrent to bad behaviour."
"Shut up Steph! I'm in the midst of the creative process. What's more, if this is not handed in by seven o'clock tonight, I get landed with yet another load of garbage to write. That really would push me right over the edge of the abyss."
"Would you sooner be writing that fucking stupid essay fully clothed, or be playing tennis with me in the nude? Think about it!"
"It was only a story, Stephie. Things don't happen like that in the real world. It would be called child abuse or something like that. As a matter of fact I'd love to play tennis nude -- I like doing everything in the nude, as you so very well know, especially late at night with you! And when I've finished this, we'll do something very special together in the literally fucking nude."
Stephanie had not quite finished annoying her friend with her chatter.
"I heard a theory that this isn't the only universe. There are alternative universes to accommodate every possible situation or combination of situations that could ever possibly happen. Somewhere out there, Angela, in some other dimension, a version of you is playing nude tennis with a version of me, instead of being stuck inside this room, writing reams of useless crap for that old cow French!"
"Will you please be quiet my love! Come and lie down on the sofa, put your sweet adorable golden-haired head on my lap and I can rest my essay on that lovely, sweet back of yours"
As Stephanie lay on the sofa, she felt her friend's warmth and softness beneath her head and thrilled to the rhythmic motions of that darling hand as it scribbled away above her. Soon she drifted into sleep.
The New Regime
"Stephanie Howes-Chillingworth, it would seem that previous attempts to discourage your impudent disregard for authority have not been effective. You will remove your blouse and bra for three days!"
"Are you fucking mad, Miss? You can't do that sort of thing in the Twenty-First Century. Ever heard of Human Rights? Wait till my Daddy hears about this. He's a High Court Judge and he'll have your guts for garters, you wicked old pervert!"
"Your father, Sir Arthur Howes-Chillingwoth, is one of the Governors of this school, young lady, and it was at his express insistence and with my hearty approval that the new disciplinary code was introduced. You will immediately comply with my orders, or it will be the worse for you."
"Fuck off, you ugly old bat! I'll ring Daddy this minute and get him to take me out of this shit-house of a so-called school and have you done for child-molesting into the bargain. I know my rights, you old bag of bones!"
A call to her father left a terrified and chastened Stephanie pale-faced and quivering before the irate headmistress.
"In view of your gross insubordination and foul language, I am increasing the punishment to total nudity for one week. Your ceremonial stripping will take place on the tennis court before the entire school in one hour. Furthermore, you will not be excused from any school activities on account of your punishment, with the exception of Divine Worship on Sunday, where you will use a secluded pew in the school chapel, specially made to accommodate such moral outcasts as yourself."
"Yes, Miss. I really am terribly sorry, Miss! Can't I be given an enormously long essay to write instead, or a severe caning, even, or both, maybe?"
"Wicked girl! I increase the punishment to two weeks! How dare you argue with me and question my authority?"
The Awesome and Degrading Ceremony
All of the girls who were not away for weekend home visits were drawn up beside the tennis court, prepared, and for the first of many times, to watch the awesome, if newly instituted, ceremony of Stripping. Stephanie stood in her full school uniform at one end of the tennis court. The Head had given Angela the role of Stripper, and had spent the past forty-five minutes instructing Stephanie's best friend in the details of the solemn and terrifying ritual which was to follow.
The school band was standing apart from the remainder of the school. As the Headmistress, accompanied by Angela and other members of the staff, strode onto the tennis court, the band began to play a solemn march.
The Headmistress came to a halt before the petrified and already fully penitent Stephanie. She summoned a subordinate member of staff to step forward to read the Indictment. The hatchet-faced Miss French spoke in a fiercely declamatory tone.
"Whereas Stephanie Howes-Chillingworth has infringed the disciplinary code of this School and compounded her felony by questioning the authority vested in the Headmistress, soiling her lips by using the foulest of language in so doing it is decreed that the said Stephanie Howes-Chillingworth shall be deprived of all clothing for a period of fourteen days. May the Founder's name be honoured forever!"
At this invocation of the School's founder the band struck up the melody of the School Song and all the assembled girls opened their mouths and sang with their usual gusto.
"Oh blessed name whose fame we sing,
Who did our world such glory bring.
We praise the day that gave thee birth
With glee and joy and heartfelt mirth.
Oh, Peter Price, thy name we praise
With all our hearts for all our days"
As the closing bars of the song died away, Angela stepped forward and stood in front of her delinquent friend.
"Sorry, Stephie," she whispered.
"It's OK, Ange; I'd sooner it was you than any one else!"
The drummer started a steady rhythmic beat as the solemn ceremony began.
Stephanie's tie was the first item to go. Angela removed it, folded it carefully and took it to the headmistress, laying it on the ground in front of her on a black velvet cloth. This cloth would, in future, always serve on these occasions. She then returned to Stephanie and removed her blazer, which she again carefully folded and placed before the Headmistress, bowing to her, before returning to Stephanie to continue the ritual.
Shoes and socks were next. Stephanie was told to raise each foot in turn so that Angela could remove the footwear, laying shoes and socks one by one before the Head and returning for the next. When one was removed, Stephanie was told to remain standing motionless on one leg until Angela returned to take off the other piece of footwear and so on until both of her sweet and perfectly formed young feet were totally exposed to the elements.
The newly barefoot Stephanie began to feel the chill. It was the beginning of the Spring Term, early in the New Year and the weather was icily cold. The cold from the ground under her newly exposed and tender feet began to steal up her legs and into the rest of her body.
All the while the steady drumbeat was continuing and the assembled girls held their breath as the time came for the shirt to be removed. First Angela pulled the garment out from under the skirt. At each beat of the drum, a button was undone until all were unfastened and the school shirt was pulled gently off Stephanie's now exposed shoulders. Once again, Angela carefully folded the shirt and placed it before the Headmistress, bowing in the way she had recently been taught and then returning to remove the skirt. She was really getting a feel for her important new role by this time, feeling more and more a person of consequence, although extremely sorry that the first victim should be her best friend.
A shivering Stephanie was now attired solely in her bra and panties -- black lace -- very sexy, very expensive and very much non-regulation issue. Angela first removed the bra and took it to the Headmistress who looked at it with her nose wrinkled in disgust. Then the panties were pulled slowly down Stephanie's long and shapely eighteen-year-old legs, exposing her thick and extensive pubic bush to the admiring stares of hundreds of girls and one or two staff. The trembling Stephanie raised each foot in turn and the black lace panties joined the rest of her clothing on the velvet cloth.
Angela went back to Stephanie and stood before her for a few seconds, looking at that magnificent five feet nine inches of creamy-skinned, lithe, young body she had come to know and love so well. It was as bad for her as Stephanie, in many respects. How she hated to have to share the precious sight of that sweet and luscious form with hundreds of other girls!
Angela turned to face both the headmistress and all the assembled staff and pupils.
"Stripping complete, Miss!"
She spoke these words in that ringing, resonant voice that already had won her many plaudits in her various roles in school plays and sundry dramatic readings.
The headmistress came up to Stephanie. Her face was like thunder.
"Not only are you a grossly foul-mouthed and insubordinate girl, but you have the taste in underwear of a whore! This is an establishment which prides itself in turning out ladies, not tarts and floozies! We WILL make a lady out of you, whether you like it or not. Three days are added to your punishment; maybe that will make you reflect on your licentious and debauched ways. Further to that, I heard you exchange words with Angela here. This is a solemn ceremony and all taking part must duly observe the dignity of the occasion. You will serve two more extra days for talking."
By this time Stephanie was so cold that she doubted she would ever thaw out. All she wanted was for this ordeal to be over and to go up with Angela to their shared room. She lowered her head and apologised, trying to fight back the tears and deny the headmistress the satisfaction of seeing how broken she was by this public humiliation..
The Head now turned to Angela.
"I saw that you were the one to talk first. I know you are a close friend of this miserable wretch and I take this into account. You will remove your tie for the remainder of the day. No need to hand it to me, my dear, just slip it into your pocket. And try to be a moral influence for good on this abandoned hussy with whom you share a room. We must all pray for her, Angela, you more than any, that she may, even yet, be brought back from the brink of moral destruction!"
As she walked back to the school building and the temporary shelter of her room, Angela overtook her.
"Golly, Steph! That must have been a bit of an ordeal. I doubt you'll find many other girls risking joining you for a bit. Pity! I really enjoyed my role and I have thought of a bit more extra ritual for next time! Looking forward to the game later on? No shin pads, no headgear! Poor old girl."
"OH SHIT! I surely can't play nude, Angie! I'll end up in intensive care!"
"All part of the punishment, I'm afraid. Never mind -- you’ll be OK! I can feel it in my bones!"
After the Battle
"Golly, Steph! I don't think I've ever seen that many bruises on just one person before. Stop fidgeting, will you! I'm trying to count them and you keep moving around and I forget where I've got to."
The bruises in question had been acquired earlier that afternoon during the weekly game of hockey. Poor Stephanie had been obliged to play in her usual position, in goal. If she had ever wondered before why she wore such voluminous, padded clothing to play this particular game, she knew now! For most of the game she had been shivering and jumping up and down trying to warm herself as the play was going back and forth, and for short, eventful and very painful periods she had been fending off the attacks of the opposition, saving goal after goal.
It had seemed that all of the opposing team had been single-mindedly determined to hack her to pieces and for a time she had thought they would succeed. Only the intervention of the concerned Miss Applethorpe, who had refereed the game, had prevented things from being very much worse -- but even this excellent and hawk-eyed lady couldn't have her attention in more than one place at a time. Whenever her back had been turned, Stephanie had been on her own against vicious and pitiless opponents.
There had never been any love lost between these two schools and Stephanie had borne the brunt of the inter-school feud throughout the game. Despite all this, she had been her customarily efficient self in her usual position and had lasted through until the final whistle. As she had walked stiffly, but unaided, off the field of play, a great cheer for her had gone up from the school.
The Headmistress had warmly congratulated Stephanie for her endurance and remitted a day from her sentence. Big Deal -- she thought!
Angela finally tired of trying to count all of Stephanie's wounds and went over to a desk drawer. She came back with a marker pen.
"If I draw a circle round each bruise, I won't count any one of them twice. Then I'll draw up a diagrammatic sketch for posterity. Try to keep still, though, Stephanie!"
Some time later, Angela wrote down a few figures on a sheet of paper, her pretty brow furrowed with the act of concentration. Finally she raised her head and smiled.
"I make it seven certain and one probable bruises on your right shin and a bit of skin totally removed -- gruesome! A bruise on your right knee -- keep that cold compress on it, Steph; you don't want not to be fit for next week's game -- and three really lovely bruises on your right thigh -- I bet you felt them at the time! It is a bit harder to assess the position appertaining to the left leg. I could see VERY clearly at the time, how they were concentrating pretty seriously on that in the second half, so it really looks like one big bruise. I estimate from the number of impact marks that you must have twenty to thirty; sorry I can't be more precise. If only you had had the presence of mind to keep count at the time, Steph, it would have saved me all this trouble! And the left thigh has seven or eight. I think you have about ten bruises on your ribs, and that sweet tummy looks a bit red. And last, but not least, that's a really beautiful shiner on your right eye! Gosh, Stephie! This just has to be some kind of record!"
Stephanie lay wearily on her bed and let her beloved friend twitter on. It had to be said that she had thoroughly enjoyed the game at the time, and scored a good few hard hits with her stick on some of the other side! It was only later, after the adrenalin-charged excitement had faded, that the pain had begun to make itself felt. She had spent a lot longer soaking in the hot bath than usual, feeling the hurt slowly ebbing away. After that, she and Angela, who had watched the game with her heart in her mouth, went back to their shared room to take stock.
"You must be easily the most popular girl in the whole school after today. You could have left the field as a casualty after what they did to you in the first ten minutes, but you stayed there and did as brilliantly as ever. All the kids in the Junior School had stars in their eyes when you walked past them -- they worship you now!"
"It's a painful way to achieve cult status, Angela. I don't really recommend it -- there must be plenty better! Anyway, there won't be a game for me next week. We're playing away and I can't see St Ermyntrude's liking the sight of me in this state -- that means I have to face only one more ordeal, a fortnight from now."
"You're surely not going to try and chicken out of next week, Steph?"
The disappointment showed in Angela's voice and on her face. She looked and sounded close to tears.
"Please say you won't! I was so looking forward to seeing you in action again."
"Looking forward to seeing your best friend hacked and kicked half to death! Fucking charming! With friends like you, who needs enemies?"
"I know it's hard, Stephanie, but you've got to come through this, no matter how painful it might be! You mustn't let me down -- I couldn't bear it if you did! Think of the honour of the school, if you can't think of me! And I'll be here afterwards to keep a tally of all your wounds and kiss them all better afterwards, just like I'm going to in a few minutes with these. Hang on a jiffy! I must get my camera and photograph those lovely bruised shins, before they start to heal. After that we can do all sorts of lovely things together!"
The two room mates had discovered a year ago just what delightful ways there were for two rapidly maturing young women to use their bodies to give mutual delight, and ever since, they had availed themselves of any and every opportunity to experiment with each other and discover new delectable sensations.
Shall we Dance?
The two had been fondling and exploring each other for a few heavenly minutes, when Stephanie remembered something. She drew her face away from Angela's pussy.
"Oh, bloody hell, Angela. It's that fucking awful dance tonight! I hate to go like this, looking like one of the walking wounded but I think I'll have to! You needn't bother -- just lie here and think of what I'm going through with all those loathsome boys!"
The dance in question was a joint affair between Angela and Stephanie's school and a neighbouring boy's school. The older pupils of each were encouraged to socialise from time to time under strictly supervised conditions. Stephanie had put her name down to go a week ago and she knew she would have to go through with it, since no deviation from normal routine was now allowed.
"At least no boy will ask to dance with me the way I look -- not only nude but virtually flayed alive. It'll make them puke just looking at me! See you later on Angela, my sweet!"
For half an hour, Stephanie's prediction proved correct, until one of the taller and more presentable boys approached her and asked for a dance. After a few minutes of very skilfully guiding her around the floor he spoke. "I've never danced with a naked girl before."
"If that's the best opening gambit you can come up with, I suggest you stay silent, my friend. I thought your school specialised in turning out suave, poised and self-confident young gentlemen, not socially maladroit, mumbling oafs!"
"Sorry. It's not easy to think of anything to say in a situation like this! I just thought you'd like a dance -- that’s all. Everyone seemed to be avoiding you and I felt so terribly sorry for you. I think it stinks, your Headmistress doing this to a superb girl like you! I saw the game today. Gosh, but you were jolly brave! I was cheering myself hoarse on your account."
Stephanie felt ashamed of her rudeness and pulled the young man closer to her, despite the soreness of her ribs. She spoke in a friendly voice. "I'm sorry, too! Let's start again, shall we? I'll try to be nice to you for the rest of the evening! As nice as I possibly can be with all these beady-eyed, frustrated old chaperones keeping tabs on us! Fancy sitting down for a while? I'm totally shagged out after what I've been through today -- a little restful conversation would be most welcome!"
And so the blushing young man and his naked partner found themselves a corner of the room where they were out of sight of prying eyes and were able, after a while, to sneak out of the ballroom and find somewhere very private indeed, where they remained for an extremely long, and very enjoyable, time.
Back in her room, Angela asked how the dance had gone.
"Was it bloody awful, Stephanie?"
"Not at all, Angie! Boys can be quite nice, sometimes! Not that you aren't a whole lot nicer!"
"Darling Steph!"
"Lovely, sweet Ange!"
Not Quite so Bad After All?
Stephanie excused herself from Chapel on the following day. She was still stiff all over from the battering she had received the previous day, though prouder than ever to have survived so well. It had really been one in the eye for the Headmistress, who had been forced, despite herself to change her attitude to her very favourably! Most of the day she spent resting and exercising her bruised knee joint. She had come overnight to agree with Angela; she desperately wanted to be fit for the next game. She wasn't going to let these bitches in authority break her spirit.
On the few occasions she left her shared room, she saw what Angela had been getting at when she had spoken of her now being the most popular girl in the school. It was almost embarrassing, especially the adoring looks she got from all the little girls in the lower school. These moppets simply could not take their wondering and admiring eyes off her battered legs and body, and she was grateful for all this admiration. Not only had the intended humiliation failed to materialise but she was more respected by her peers and juniors than ever.
If only it hadn't been for the cold weather, she would have been happy to remain nude until she left school. If only this had happened to her later in the year or she only had the good fortune to live in a warmer country! Tennis, swimming and track and field events would be bliss when partaken in naked. Hockey was a bit brutal, though, but with luck, she should survive just one more game.
Then she had a reminder of yet one more ordeal in store -- she had just volunteered to be in the girls football (soccer) team! All those heavy boots and she with no shin guards -- oh... shit! More bruises for the meticulous Angela to collate on Wednesday!
She tried a stroll in the grounds, and was able to stay outside for about half an hour, before the bitter cold forced her indoors. She told herself she was certain to be forced to be out into the cold quite a few times in the next almost three weeks -- best to try and acclimatise herself in advance.
Monday - The Ordeal Begins for Real
Monday, of course, was the first full day for Stephanie as the guinea pig for the new disciplinary regime. On Saturday, when standing in the cold, having her uniform ceremonially removed, she had dreaded this day, but the kudos she had gained on the hockey pitch had taken away all her misgivings. This was the fourth day of the month and her last day as the school's sole naked delinquent would be Wednesday the Twentieth. There were two more Saturday hockey games -- one if she was lucky and Wednesday's afternoon game of football. No longer did she have the slightest doubt of her ability, not only to survive, but to do so in style.
The only other inconveniences she could foresee were the two Friday outdoor athletics classes and with any luck, the weather might cause them to be transferred indoors. Otherwise she had seventeen days of having her battle-scarred, but still beautiful, eighteen year old body admired by a horde of worshipping juniors and envious seniors. Not such a bad punishment really -- to think she had asked for a long essay and a caning instead!
Since she had not been suspended from her prefectorial duties, she positioned herself, as usual, at the head of the main staircase, making sure no-one committed the cardinal sins of running along the corridor and up and down the stairs. She then helped see that the whole school filed, in an orderly manner, into assembly. She took her usual place on the platform with the other prefects, deeply satisfied with the raptly admiring glances that were being cast in her direction by lower and upper school alike.
After the opening hymn, Stephanie stepped forward to read the lesson, something rather minatory and sulphurous, about Hell and the fate of sinners. Before the final prayers, the Headmistress rose to her feet and prepared to address the assembled girls.
"Those of you who have only just arrived back from your weekend visits to your families and, of course, our day-girls (She pronounced 'day girls' with disdain -- a sentiment shared by all the boarders) may wonder why one of the prefects is standing on the platform naked. This pupil has been guilty of the most appalling act of insubordination and is the first, and I hope, the last to be sentenced to the ultimate sanction of total removal of clothing. As you will see from her somewhat battered appearance, she has already found out the hard way that this punishment is no mere opportunity to indulge in exhibitionism, but a very real physical hardship, which she will continue to experience in full measure, for the next two weeks and more"
"She can take it Miss! Good old Stephie!" cried a voice from the crowded hall.
There were cheers and a burst of applause at this and the Head treated the assembled pupils to one of her finest and most intimidating glares. The chatter died away and the headmistress continued.
"As you see, Stephanie Forbes-Chillingworth is continuing to act as a prefect until her punishment is over, after which time her status will be reviewed. She will, of course perform all the duties to which I assign her. The assembly will file out after the staff have left the hall, as usual."
As she assisted in shepherding everyone out of the hall and off to their classes, those last words of the Head caused Stephanie to feel a little less euphoric. There was one game of unprotected hockey, maybe two, and a game of football still to come. She would indeed almost certainly have a great deal more pain ahead and the chance of serious injury. ‘Surely that can't be legal,’ she thought to herself, ‘I could end up in hospital or worse!’
But this was a cloud which soon lifted. She'd survived one Saturday and she'd survive two more, and Wednesday! And she was a heroine, adored by hundreds of starry-eyed girls, by her friend Angela and last but not least, by a certain tall, good-looking and very well-endowed boy!
Her first period that Monday morning was Ancient History, under the genial Miss Doverhouse. After a few minutes, Stephanie became aware that it was not as warm as usual in the classroom. Halfway into the lesson she became uncomfortably cold. Another member of staff came into the room and spoke to Miss Doverhouse. After this lady had left, the teacher interrupted the project to say that the Headmistress had decided to have the boilers closed down for essential maintenance works and that these repairs were expected to last for just over two weeks. Pupils would be allowed, if they wished, to wear outdoor clothing in class for the duration of the disruption. ‘Except for me, of course,’ thought Stephanie.
Her smug gratification at her status as a cult figure was reduced quite appreciably by the receipt of this news. That bitch! She must be sitting in that office of hers working out fresh ways to get back at her. A woman in her responsible position should have better things to do with her time! Stephanie looked out of the window -- at least it was a lot colder out there than in here, always try to count your blessings she told herself. And so she put the cold out of her mind and got back to the essay she was writing on the Akkadian civilisations, quickly losing herself in her absorption in one of her favourite subjects.
The next lesson was a free period and she went to the Library to do a bit of revision. It seemed less cold in there. Either that or she was getting used to it.
After her session in the School Library, she went along to the Language Room for French literature -- not her all-time favourite subject. Moliere received even less of her attention than he usually did, and the shivers started to return as she fought to keep her mind on her studies.
"You will need to do better than that, Stephanie, if you hope to gain a Credit!" said the French Mistress, Miss Parkes. "You must try to keep your mind on the subject, my dear. I know it's not easy and you really do have my sympathy, but you must try. Don't let things get you down."
Miss Parkes was known to be no friend of the Headmistress and her encouragement helped boost Stephanie's morale and got her through the rest of the morning. By lunchtime she was beginning to enjoy herself again, especially after an overheard conversation between two little junior girls.
"Look, there goes Stephie, Janet! Golly! What an absolutely fantastic body! I bet she doesn't feel the cold one little bit -- not like us! She certainly doesn't look it."
"Course she doesn't, Viv! Nothing could ever be too tough for her!"
’How can I ever let my public down,’ she thought, as she stood outside the cafeteria, supervising the orderly conduct of the midday meal. She ate more heartily than usual. The cold had given her a somewhat keener appetite than the, at best indifferent, fare usually justified.
The sun came out in the afternoon and shone through the classroom window until the end of classes. This kept out the chill and Stephanie went back to her room in a reasonably happy frame of mind. At least she could look forward to getting between the sheets with Angela!
The Regime Gets Harsher
"What the Fuck!"
Stephanie stared at her bed, from which all covering had been removed, leaving only the undersheet covering the mattress.
Angela came into the room in time to hear Stephanie's horrified words.
"Sorry, old girl, but the rules are the rules. You're lucky to have got away with the last two nights -- terrible oversight -- and the Head has accordingly reinstated the day she remitted on Saturday. I've been appointed Punishment Monitor, Stephie, as well as Stripper. I hope it won't affect our friendship, but I must never show fear or favour -- not even to you."
"Nothing could ever affect our friendship my darling! I can always jump into your bed with you -- so what the fucking hell!"
Angela shook her head sadly.
"You must sleep on your own bed, Stephanie. I am in honour bound to report any breach of discipline."
"You'll have to join me on mine, then. We'll find ways to keep warm!"
"Sorry, Stephanie! I am also supposed to be looking after your moral regeneration. Sleep well, darling! As you try to sleep, remember the faults which have brought you to this plight and resolve to conquer them."
Stephanie lay shivering in the dark, listening to her friend's regular breathing coming from the other side of their shared room. This was really the darkest moment for her. She had been deserted by her so-called friend. If only she were at St Briavel's with Edward, that lovely boy at the dance!
Suddenly the breathing ceased and she heard a movement across the room. In a moment, Angela's warm and aromatic young body was next to hers. Angela stuck her tongue into Stephanie's ear and then whispered.
"I think you've had enough moral regeneration for the next couple of weeks!"
"Darling Angela"
Stephanie and Angela fell asleep together. There would be no more cold nights for Stephanie, ever again, because from now on, they had their love to keep them warm!
Out in the Cold -- And a Meeting
At Tuesday morning assembly, a pink-skinned, healthy and totally acclimatised Stephanie surveyed the other people on the platform with amused, though concealed, contempt. Even the Headmistress looked pinched with cold. As for the other members of staff, all arrayed in their usual indoor clothing, it was very obvious that they would rather be anywhere than where they were at present!
After assembly the Headmistress came up to Stephanie.
"Stephanie, please come into my office! I have some amendments to the prefect's roster to tell you about!"
An apprehensive Stephanie stepped into that office where her downfall had taken place only a few days ago.
"The only change affecting you is that I want you to oversee some lunchtime rubbish cleaning. There is a certain amount of litter on the lawns -- not the fault of anyone in the school -- it was blown onto our premises by last night's wind. I have detailed seven defaulters from the junior school to do this, and I want you to see that they perform their duties diligently. Also I hope you will make sure they come to no harm, as there have been some rather nasty looking men hanging about lately. That will be all, Stephanie."
"Don't they get punished by loss of clothing, Miss?"
"I have decided not to extend this regime to those below the age of fifteen, and it is far too cold in any case"
"Isn't it too cold for me if it is for them?"
"Normally, yes. But the severity of your offence was such that I cannot make any allowance for you. Indeed, had the weather been not been so inclement, you would have served for very much longer."
"I see. I've asked for it, I suppose, so I've no complaints. I am really sorry to have been so rude to you. Good morning, Miss."
Came lunchtime, and Stephanie had a quick meal with the seven young junior defaulters, before taking them out to the grounds to clear up the debris from last night's gale-force winds. She asked them what they had done wrong, and was told that it had concerned smuggling alcohol into their dormitory. The bottle of Scotch had, mercifully, been discovered before they’d had a chance to consume it. She chided them for their folly, but not without a smile.
Finally she signalled that the meal was over. She spoke to her seven charges. "Come along, you young villains, let's get to work! The one who gets the most in her sack can claim a little prize from me -- anything you like as long as it's only little!"
They all made their way outside, where the wind was still pretty strong and the wind-chill factor caused a myriad of goose pimples to form all over Stephanie's athletic young body. She fought to suppress a shiver.
"Golly, Stephanie, but there aren't many girls who could take what you are having to put up with! You really are great!" said one of the seven as she looked up for a second from her work.
"Thanks, Gretchen! Now keep working and stop looking at me -- the sooner you finish the sooner I get inside. Believe me I'm not exactly having a ball out here!"
At the same time as she oversaw the tidying up and kept the girls hard at it, she remained on the alert for any male flashers and/or voyeurs. She reflected that these unpleasant characters would almost certainly be a great deal more interested in her than the seven young people she was looking after. Suddenly, her eyes detected a young man gazing over the fence and she went over to ask him to leave, or the police would be called.
As she drew nearer she saw that it was Edward, the boy from the dance! He grinned happily, as she approached and she returned his delighted smile. They kissed each other over the fence and Stephanie looked around and ordered the girls to keep on working. Edward wanted to arrange a meeting, and Stephanie agreed to come to this spot at seven in the evening. She ordered him to bring something to lie down on and he left after another kiss. It would be a cold lovers' tryst for her, but she anticipated that it would be worth it.
As soon as she was satisfied that the litter and fallen twigs had been collected, thus restoring the grounds to their former pristine state, she ordered the seven to line up so that she could inspect their plastic sacks filled with debris.
"Well done Gretchen! You beat Annie by a short head. What little prize would you like?"
Little Gretchen looked very embarrassed and red faced and the other six giggled and urged her to speak, threatening dire consequences if she didn't. It was obvious that all seven had decided what they wanted and it was something poor little Gretchen found herself too shy to ask.
"Come on, Gretchen my dear! I won't bite you. What have you little devils decided on? I'm not easily shocked, so don't be scared!"
"Please, Stephanie! Can I have a few bits of your pubic hair? It's such a super bush and I'd love to have some to look at and so would all the others have asked if they had won!"
The other girls giggled uncontrollably and poor Gretchen went an even deeper shade of red than before. Stephanie struggled with her feeling of mirth for a few moments and said. "Of course you can. What a sweet thing to ask! I'll cut a bit off tonight, put it in an envelope and give it to you tomorrow -- unless you want to pull a few out here and now!"
Gretchen smiled and looked very relieved. "Gosh, Stephanie I might hurt you if I did that, not that a brave girl like you would mind, of course, but someone might be looking! Later will be fine."
Stephanie leant down and kissed Gretchen on the cheek, ruffling her hair at the same time.
"There! That's another little prize for you, dear. Now let's get indoors before I freeze!"
The contrast between the unheated school and the windy field was enough to warm her up considerably, and Tuesday afternoon passed happily enough. She was getting used to the cool temperature, her concentration was no longer affected, and the afternoon's work was well received by the teacher.
She slipped out of the school at a little before seven and found Edward climbing over the fence. He was carrying a blanket.
"I'll have to stay on top, if you don't mind, darling Teddy. I'm not supposed to be covered up, even by delicious old you! We'll have to be quick, or I'll die of exposure out here and in any case, I only popped out for a few minutes stroll."
Edward quickly removed his clothes and the two made love hastily and energetically on the blanket. They were both breathless and sweating when it was over. Stephanie rolled off her young lover and lay next to him for a few minutes as they recovered their breath and gently fondled one other.
"I don't feel cold any more, darling. Just thinking about you warms me up inside. When can you come next -- no, not that way!"
"I don't know, Stephie. But I'll try to get a message to you. Always keep an eye on the boundary fence around where you saw me today. Now I'll have to go -- like you, I don't feel cold with you around, just incredibly warm and happy!"
They rose from the rug and kissed again. Stephanie ran back to the school, leaving Edward to get dressed and climb back over the fence. What a fantastic time she was having, she thought as she made her way back to her room and the loving and passionate embraces of Angela. A super boy who took all sorts of risks just to be with her and the loveliest girl in the whole world, both of them anxious to be all over her -- both of them thinking possession of her body to be the most glittering prize life had to offer! Not only all this, but the adulation of several hundred other girls.
Before getting on with her evening school work, she took a pair of scissors and cut away a handful of hairs from her bush, taking care not to make it obvious that it had been trimmed. She collected quite a nice clutch from various parts of her dark, curly little forest and put them in an envelope, which she sealed and marked with the words 'To Gretchen, with love, Stephanie'.
She placed a sheet of absorbent paper on the chair as she worked away, opposite Angela and there was soon a dark patch, where the after effects of her recent encounter with her darling Teddy oozed out. She hoped Angela would be very understanding, and large minded enough not to deny her the comfort and warmth of her body later tonight. She need not have feared. Just lately, Stephanie was a girl who could do no wrong!
A Splinter
Wednesday dawned and the two girls woke up to find that the South Westerly winds were continuing to bring rainy, but reasonably mild weather. The first class was handicraft, an optional subject which Stephanie was already regretting opting for. This class was held in a building on the other side of the quadrangle and a walk in the rain was necessary in order to reach it. Angela had an umbrella, but Stephanie was obliged to walk across nude and unprotected, the heavy pelting rain beating against and streaming down her body. The embargo on running to and from classes applied to all girls and to all classes, whether the class was in the main building or not.
The wind was driving the rain almost horizontally and Stephanie could not decide whether the wet or the stinging, as her body was lashed with the downpour, were worse. She was still trying to make up her mind about this when the two reached the Handicraft Workshop and the process of drying out could begin. The handicraft teacher, a Miss Wilson was about to hand Stephanie a towel when Angela intervened to say that the ever growing body of rules governing Stripping forbade the use of towels except for after Games and morning ablutions.
"Thanks, friend! I'll never forget how good you've just been to me! I bet you just made that bit up!" said a shivering and dripping Stephanie.
"Teach you go shagging that boy from the dance and come back to me with your pussy still dripping from the load he shot into you!"
"Bitch!"
"Tart!"
"I still love you, Angela . It's just that I'm a healthy girl with an inquiring mind and a need to explore all areas of physical experience. I need a bit of variety now and again, but I still love you best of all!"
"Tart!"
Stephanie's spirits took a little while to recover from this tiff with Angela, and it was not until her friend darted a quick grin in her direction and winked broadly, indicating that her displeasure was passed, that she began to feel better, both about life in general and enforced nudity in particular.
Stephanie had been occupied for the past few months on the making of a bathroom cabinet. Owing to one or two botched attempts to cut dovetails, the dimensions of the said article of furniture had already been reduced from thirty six inches by twenty to thirty two by eighteen and further reductions seemed all too likely. Why had she ever volunteered for this bloody awful class, she asked herself for the thousandth time. When I'm grown up, I'll have a husband to do things like this for me -- or Angela, who's brilliant at woodwork. And this week she'd been soaked and chilled to the bone, as well as humiliated, as ever, by her lack of manual dexterity.
On the way back to the main school building Stephanie paused and raised one foot, turning it so that she could inspect the sole.
by Harry
The Essay
"Coming for a game of tennis, Angela?" cried Stephanie to her form mate and best friend, at the end of classes on Saturday.
"Sorry, Stephanie old girl, I've got this stupid, fart-arsed essay to write. 10,000 words on why I must not talk back to Miss French. The title is "Manners Makyth Man." Fucking stupid old cow!
"I'll stay and sit with you, while you write it, then. Tennis is no fun without you. Nothing's any fun without you."
After poor Angela had been scribbling for a couple of hours, churning out, as a penance for being too high-spirited a girl, reams of unbelievably moronic and inconsequential drivel, Stephanie suddenly remembered a story she had read recently.
"You know, Ange, I read about a school somewhere where errant pupils were punished by being stripped of some or all their clothing for a period of time. The idea was that the humiliation of bodily exposure and the ridicule of one's peers would be a deterrent to bad behaviour."
"Shut up Steph! I'm in the midst of the creative process. What's more, if this is not handed in by seven o'clock tonight, I get landed with yet another load of garbage to write. That really would push me right over the edge of the abyss."
"Would you sooner be writing that fucking stupid essay fully clothed, or be playing tennis with me in the nude? Think about it!"
"It was only a story, Stephie. Things don't happen like that in the real world. It would be called child abuse or something like that. As a matter of fact I'd love to play tennis nude -- I like doing everything in the nude, as you so very well know, especially late at night with you! And when I've finished this, we'll do something very special together in the literally fucking nude."
Stephanie had not quite finished annoying her friend with her chatter.
"I heard a theory that this isn't the only universe. There are alternative universes to accommodate every possible situation or combination of situations that could ever possibly happen. Somewhere out there, Angela, in some other dimension, a version of you is playing nude tennis with a version of me, instead of being stuck inside this room, writing reams of useless crap for that old cow French!"
"Will you please be quiet my love! Come and lie down on the sofa, put your sweet adorable golden-haired head on my lap and I can rest my essay on that lovely, sweet back of yours"
As Stephanie lay on the sofa, she felt her friend's warmth and softness beneath her head and thrilled to the rhythmic motions of that darling hand as it scribbled away above her. Soon she drifted into sleep.
The New Regime
"Stephanie Howes-Chillingworth, it would seem that previous attempts to discourage your impudent disregard for authority have not been effective. You will remove your blouse and bra for three days!"
"Are you fucking mad, Miss? You can't do that sort of thing in the Twenty-First Century. Ever heard of Human Rights? Wait till my Daddy hears about this. He's a High Court Judge and he'll have your guts for garters, you wicked old pervert!"
"Your father, Sir Arthur Howes-Chillingwoth, is one of the Governors of this school, young lady, and it was at his express insistence and with my hearty approval that the new disciplinary code was introduced. You will immediately comply with my orders, or it will be the worse for you."
"Fuck off, you ugly old bat! I'll ring Daddy this minute and get him to take me out of this shit-house of a so-called school and have you done for child-molesting into the bargain. I know my rights, you old bag of bones!"
A call to her father left a terrified and chastened Stephanie pale-faced and quivering before the irate headmistress.
"In view of your gross insubordination and foul language, I am increasing the punishment to total nudity for one week. Your ceremonial stripping will take place on the tennis court before the entire school in one hour. Furthermore, you will not be excused from any school activities on account of your punishment, with the exception of Divine Worship on Sunday, where you will use a secluded pew in the school chapel, specially made to accommodate such moral outcasts as yourself."
"Yes, Miss. I really am terribly sorry, Miss! Can't I be given an enormously long essay to write instead, or a severe caning, even, or both, maybe?"
"Wicked girl! I increase the punishment to two weeks! How dare you argue with me and question my authority?"
The Awesome and Degrading Ceremony
All of the girls who were not away for weekend home visits were drawn up beside the tennis court, prepared, and for the first of many times, to watch the awesome, if newly instituted, ceremony of Stripping. Stephanie stood in her full school uniform at one end of the tennis court. The Head had given Angela the role of Stripper, and had spent the past forty-five minutes instructing Stephanie's best friend in the details of the solemn and terrifying ritual which was to follow.
The school band was standing apart from the remainder of the school. As the Headmistress, accompanied by Angela and other members of the staff, strode onto the tennis court, the band began to play a solemn march.
The Headmistress came to a halt before the petrified and already fully penitent Stephanie. She summoned a subordinate member of staff to step forward to read the Indictment. The hatchet-faced Miss French spoke in a fiercely declamatory tone.
"Whereas Stephanie Howes-Chillingworth has infringed the disciplinary code of this School and compounded her felony by questioning the authority vested in the Headmistress, soiling her lips by using the foulest of language in so doing it is decreed that the said Stephanie Howes-Chillingworth shall be deprived of all clothing for a period of fourteen days. May the Founder's name be honoured forever!"
At this invocation of the School's founder the band struck up the melody of the School Song and all the assembled girls opened their mouths and sang with their usual gusto.
"Oh blessed name whose fame we sing,
Who did our world such glory bring.
We praise the day that gave thee birth
With glee and joy and heartfelt mirth.
Oh, Peter Price, thy name we praise
With all our hearts for all our days"
As the closing bars of the song died away, Angela stepped forward and stood in front of her delinquent friend.
"Sorry, Stephie," she whispered.
"It's OK, Ange; I'd sooner it was you than any one else!"
The drummer started a steady rhythmic beat as the solemn ceremony began.
Stephanie's tie was the first item to go. Angela removed it, folded it carefully and took it to the headmistress, laying it on the ground in front of her on a black velvet cloth. This cloth would, in future, always serve on these occasions. She then returned to Stephanie and removed her blazer, which she again carefully folded and placed before the Headmistress, bowing to her, before returning to Stephanie to continue the ritual.
Shoes and socks were next. Stephanie was told to raise each foot in turn so that Angela could remove the footwear, laying shoes and socks one by one before the Head and returning for the next. When one was removed, Stephanie was told to remain standing motionless on one leg until Angela returned to take off the other piece of footwear and so on until both of her sweet and perfectly formed young feet were totally exposed to the elements.
The newly barefoot Stephanie began to feel the chill. It was the beginning of the Spring Term, early in the New Year and the weather was icily cold. The cold from the ground under her newly exposed and tender feet began to steal up her legs and into the rest of her body.
All the while the steady drumbeat was continuing and the assembled girls held their breath as the time came for the shirt to be removed. First Angela pulled the garment out from under the skirt. At each beat of the drum, a button was undone until all were unfastened and the school shirt was pulled gently off Stephanie's now exposed shoulders. Once again, Angela carefully folded the shirt and placed it before the Headmistress, bowing in the way she had recently been taught and then returning to remove the skirt. She was really getting a feel for her important new role by this time, feeling more and more a person of consequence, although extremely sorry that the first victim should be her best friend.
A shivering Stephanie was now attired solely in her bra and panties -- black lace -- very sexy, very expensive and very much non-regulation issue. Angela first removed the bra and took it to the Headmistress who looked at it with her nose wrinkled in disgust. Then the panties were pulled slowly down Stephanie's long and shapely eighteen-year-old legs, exposing her thick and extensive pubic bush to the admiring stares of hundreds of girls and one or two staff. The trembling Stephanie raised each foot in turn and the black lace panties joined the rest of her clothing on the velvet cloth.
Angela went back to Stephanie and stood before her for a few seconds, looking at that magnificent five feet nine inches of creamy-skinned, lithe, young body she had come to know and love so well. It was as bad for her as Stephanie, in many respects. How she hated to have to share the precious sight of that sweet and luscious form with hundreds of other girls!
Angela turned to face both the headmistress and all the assembled staff and pupils.
"Stripping complete, Miss!"
She spoke these words in that ringing, resonant voice that already had won her many plaudits in her various roles in school plays and sundry dramatic readings.
The headmistress came up to Stephanie. Her face was like thunder.
"Not only are you a grossly foul-mouthed and insubordinate girl, but you have the taste in underwear of a whore! This is an establishment which prides itself in turning out ladies, not tarts and floozies! We WILL make a lady out of you, whether you like it or not. Three days are added to your punishment; maybe that will make you reflect on your licentious and debauched ways. Further to that, I heard you exchange words with Angela here. This is a solemn ceremony and all taking part must duly observe the dignity of the occasion. You will serve two more extra days for talking."
By this time Stephanie was so cold that she doubted she would ever thaw out. All she wanted was for this ordeal to be over and to go up with Angela to their shared room. She lowered her head and apologised, trying to fight back the tears and deny the headmistress the satisfaction of seeing how broken she was by this public humiliation..
The Head now turned to Angela.
"I saw that you were the one to talk first. I know you are a close friend of this miserable wretch and I take this into account. You will remove your tie for the remainder of the day. No need to hand it to me, my dear, just slip it into your pocket. And try to be a moral influence for good on this abandoned hussy with whom you share a room. We must all pray for her, Angela, you more than any, that she may, even yet, be brought back from the brink of moral destruction!"
As she walked back to the school building and the temporary shelter of her room, Angela overtook her.
"Golly, Steph! That must have been a bit of an ordeal. I doubt you'll find many other girls risking joining you for a bit. Pity! I really enjoyed my role and I have thought of a bit more extra ritual for next time! Looking forward to the game later on? No shin pads, no headgear! Poor old girl."
"OH SHIT! I surely can't play nude, Angie! I'll end up in intensive care!"
"All part of the punishment, I'm afraid. Never mind -- you’ll be OK! I can feel it in my bones!"
After the Battle
"Golly, Steph! I don't think I've ever seen that many bruises on just one person before. Stop fidgeting, will you! I'm trying to count them and you keep moving around and I forget where I've got to."
The bruises in question had been acquired earlier that afternoon during the weekly game of hockey. Poor Stephanie had been obliged to play in her usual position, in goal. If she had ever wondered before why she wore such voluminous, padded clothing to play this particular game, she knew now! For most of the game she had been shivering and jumping up and down trying to warm herself as the play was going back and forth, and for short, eventful and very painful periods she had been fending off the attacks of the opposition, saving goal after goal.
It had seemed that all of the opposing team had been single-mindedly determined to hack her to pieces and for a time she had thought they would succeed. Only the intervention of the concerned Miss Applethorpe, who had refereed the game, had prevented things from being very much worse -- but even this excellent and hawk-eyed lady couldn't have her attention in more than one place at a time. Whenever her back had been turned, Stephanie had been on her own against vicious and pitiless opponents.
There had never been any love lost between these two schools and Stephanie had borne the brunt of the inter-school feud throughout the game. Despite all this, she had been her customarily efficient self in her usual position and had lasted through until the final whistle. As she had walked stiffly, but unaided, off the field of play, a great cheer for her had gone up from the school.
The Headmistress had warmly congratulated Stephanie for her endurance and remitted a day from her sentence. Big Deal -- she thought!
Angela finally tired of trying to count all of Stephanie's wounds and went over to a desk drawer. She came back with a marker pen.
"If I draw a circle round each bruise, I won't count any one of them twice. Then I'll draw up a diagrammatic sketch for posterity. Try to keep still, though, Stephanie!"
Some time later, Angela wrote down a few figures on a sheet of paper, her pretty brow furrowed with the act of concentration. Finally she raised her head and smiled.
"I make it seven certain and one probable bruises on your right shin and a bit of skin totally removed -- gruesome! A bruise on your right knee -- keep that cold compress on it, Steph; you don't want not to be fit for next week's game -- and three really lovely bruises on your right thigh -- I bet you felt them at the time! It is a bit harder to assess the position appertaining to the left leg. I could see VERY clearly at the time, how they were concentrating pretty seriously on that in the second half, so it really looks like one big bruise. I estimate from the number of impact marks that you must have twenty to thirty; sorry I can't be more precise. If only you had had the presence of mind to keep count at the time, Steph, it would have saved me all this trouble! And the left thigh has seven or eight. I think you have about ten bruises on your ribs, and that sweet tummy looks a bit red. And last, but not least, that's a really beautiful shiner on your right eye! Gosh, Stephie! This just has to be some kind of record!"
Stephanie lay wearily on her bed and let her beloved friend twitter on. It had to be said that she had thoroughly enjoyed the game at the time, and scored a good few hard hits with her stick on some of the other side! It was only later, after the adrenalin-charged excitement had faded, that the pain had begun to make itself felt. She had spent a lot longer soaking in the hot bath than usual, feeling the hurt slowly ebbing away. After that, she and Angela, who had watched the game with her heart in her mouth, went back to their shared room to take stock.
"You must be easily the most popular girl in the whole school after today. You could have left the field as a casualty after what they did to you in the first ten minutes, but you stayed there and did as brilliantly as ever. All the kids in the Junior School had stars in their eyes when you walked past them -- they worship you now!"
"It's a painful way to achieve cult status, Angela. I don't really recommend it -- there must be plenty better! Anyway, there won't be a game for me next week. We're playing away and I can't see St Ermyntrude's liking the sight of me in this state -- that means I have to face only one more ordeal, a fortnight from now."
"You're surely not going to try and chicken out of next week, Steph?"
The disappointment showed in Angela's voice and on her face. She looked and sounded close to tears.
"Please say you won't! I was so looking forward to seeing you in action again."
"Looking forward to seeing your best friend hacked and kicked half to death! Fucking charming! With friends like you, who needs enemies?"
"I know it's hard, Stephanie, but you've got to come through this, no matter how painful it might be! You mustn't let me down -- I couldn't bear it if you did! Think of the honour of the school, if you can't think of me! And I'll be here afterwards to keep a tally of all your wounds and kiss them all better afterwards, just like I'm going to in a few minutes with these. Hang on a jiffy! I must get my camera and photograph those lovely bruised shins, before they start to heal. After that we can do all sorts of lovely things together!"
The two room mates had discovered a year ago just what delightful ways there were for two rapidly maturing young women to use their bodies to give mutual delight, and ever since, they had availed themselves of any and every opportunity to experiment with each other and discover new delectable sensations.
Shall we Dance?
The two had been fondling and exploring each other for a few heavenly minutes, when Stephanie remembered something. She drew her face away from Angela's pussy.
"Oh, bloody hell, Angela. It's that fucking awful dance tonight! I hate to go like this, looking like one of the walking wounded but I think I'll have to! You needn't bother -- just lie here and think of what I'm going through with all those loathsome boys!"
The dance in question was a joint affair between Angela and Stephanie's school and a neighbouring boy's school. The older pupils of each were encouraged to socialise from time to time under strictly supervised conditions. Stephanie had put her name down to go a week ago and she knew she would have to go through with it, since no deviation from normal routine was now allowed.
"At least no boy will ask to dance with me the way I look -- not only nude but virtually flayed alive. It'll make them puke just looking at me! See you later on Angela, my sweet!"
For half an hour, Stephanie's prediction proved correct, until one of the taller and more presentable boys approached her and asked for a dance. After a few minutes of very skilfully guiding her around the floor he spoke. "I've never danced with a naked girl before."
"If that's the best opening gambit you can come up with, I suggest you stay silent, my friend. I thought your school specialised in turning out suave, poised and self-confident young gentlemen, not socially maladroit, mumbling oafs!"
"Sorry. It's not easy to think of anything to say in a situation like this! I just thought you'd like a dance -- that’s all. Everyone seemed to be avoiding you and I felt so terribly sorry for you. I think it stinks, your Headmistress doing this to a superb girl like you! I saw the game today. Gosh, but you were jolly brave! I was cheering myself hoarse on your account."
Stephanie felt ashamed of her rudeness and pulled the young man closer to her, despite the soreness of her ribs. She spoke in a friendly voice. "I'm sorry, too! Let's start again, shall we? I'll try to be nice to you for the rest of the evening! As nice as I possibly can be with all these beady-eyed, frustrated old chaperones keeping tabs on us! Fancy sitting down for a while? I'm totally shagged out after what I've been through today -- a little restful conversation would be most welcome!"
And so the blushing young man and his naked partner found themselves a corner of the room where they were out of sight of prying eyes and were able, after a while, to sneak out of the ballroom and find somewhere very private indeed, where they remained for an extremely long, and very enjoyable, time.
Back in her room, Angela asked how the dance had gone.
"Was it bloody awful, Stephanie?"
"Not at all, Angie! Boys can be quite nice, sometimes! Not that you aren't a whole lot nicer!"
"Darling Steph!"
"Lovely, sweet Ange!"
Not Quite so Bad After All?
Stephanie excused herself from Chapel on the following day. She was still stiff all over from the battering she had received the previous day, though prouder than ever to have survived so well. It had really been one in the eye for the Headmistress, who had been forced, despite herself to change her attitude to her very favourably! Most of the day she spent resting and exercising her bruised knee joint. She had come overnight to agree with Angela; she desperately wanted to be fit for the next game. She wasn't going to let these bitches in authority break her spirit.
On the few occasions she left her shared room, she saw what Angela had been getting at when she had spoken of her now being the most popular girl in the school. It was almost embarrassing, especially the adoring looks she got from all the little girls in the lower school. These moppets simply could not take their wondering and admiring eyes off her battered legs and body, and she was grateful for all this admiration. Not only had the intended humiliation failed to materialise but she was more respected by her peers and juniors than ever.
If only it hadn't been for the cold weather, she would have been happy to remain nude until she left school. If only this had happened to her later in the year or she only had the good fortune to live in a warmer country! Tennis, swimming and track and field events would be bliss when partaken in naked. Hockey was a bit brutal, though, but with luck, she should survive just one more game.
Then she had a reminder of yet one more ordeal in store -- she had just volunteered to be in the girls football (soccer) team! All those heavy boots and she with no shin guards -- oh... shit! More bruises for the meticulous Angela to collate on Wednesday!
She tried a stroll in the grounds, and was able to stay outside for about half an hour, before the bitter cold forced her indoors. She told herself she was certain to be forced to be out into the cold quite a few times in the next almost three weeks -- best to try and acclimatise herself in advance.
Monday - The Ordeal Begins for Real
Monday, of course, was the first full day for Stephanie as the guinea pig for the new disciplinary regime. On Saturday, when standing in the cold, having her uniform ceremonially removed, she had dreaded this day, but the kudos she had gained on the hockey pitch had taken away all her misgivings. This was the fourth day of the month and her last day as the school's sole naked delinquent would be Wednesday the Twentieth. There were two more Saturday hockey games -- one if she was lucky and Wednesday's afternoon game of football. No longer did she have the slightest doubt of her ability, not only to survive, but to do so in style.
The only other inconveniences she could foresee were the two Friday outdoor athletics classes and with any luck, the weather might cause them to be transferred indoors. Otherwise she had seventeen days of having her battle-scarred, but still beautiful, eighteen year old body admired by a horde of worshipping juniors and envious seniors. Not such a bad punishment really -- to think she had asked for a long essay and a caning instead!
Since she had not been suspended from her prefectorial duties, she positioned herself, as usual, at the head of the main staircase, making sure no-one committed the cardinal sins of running along the corridor and up and down the stairs. She then helped see that the whole school filed, in an orderly manner, into assembly. She took her usual place on the platform with the other prefects, deeply satisfied with the raptly admiring glances that were being cast in her direction by lower and upper school alike.
After the opening hymn, Stephanie stepped forward to read the lesson, something rather minatory and sulphurous, about Hell and the fate of sinners. Before the final prayers, the Headmistress rose to her feet and prepared to address the assembled girls.
"Those of you who have only just arrived back from your weekend visits to your families and, of course, our day-girls (She pronounced 'day girls' with disdain -- a sentiment shared by all the boarders) may wonder why one of the prefects is standing on the platform naked. This pupil has been guilty of the most appalling act of insubordination and is the first, and I hope, the last to be sentenced to the ultimate sanction of total removal of clothing. As you will see from her somewhat battered appearance, she has already found out the hard way that this punishment is no mere opportunity to indulge in exhibitionism, but a very real physical hardship, which she will continue to experience in full measure, for the next two weeks and more"
"She can take it Miss! Good old Stephie!" cried a voice from the crowded hall.
There were cheers and a burst of applause at this and the Head treated the assembled pupils to one of her finest and most intimidating glares. The chatter died away and the headmistress continued.
"As you see, Stephanie Forbes-Chillingworth is continuing to act as a prefect until her punishment is over, after which time her status will be reviewed. She will, of course perform all the duties to which I assign her. The assembly will file out after the staff have left the hall, as usual."
As she assisted in shepherding everyone out of the hall and off to their classes, those last words of the Head caused Stephanie to feel a little less euphoric. There was one game of unprotected hockey, maybe two, and a game of football still to come. She would indeed almost certainly have a great deal more pain ahead and the chance of serious injury. ‘Surely that can't be legal,’ she thought to herself, ‘I could end up in hospital or worse!’
But this was a cloud which soon lifted. She'd survived one Saturday and she'd survive two more, and Wednesday! And she was a heroine, adored by hundreds of starry-eyed girls, by her friend Angela and last but not least, by a certain tall, good-looking and very well-endowed boy!
Her first period that Monday morning was Ancient History, under the genial Miss Doverhouse. After a few minutes, Stephanie became aware that it was not as warm as usual in the classroom. Halfway into the lesson she became uncomfortably cold. Another member of staff came into the room and spoke to Miss Doverhouse. After this lady had left, the teacher interrupted the project to say that the Headmistress had decided to have the boilers closed down for essential maintenance works and that these repairs were expected to last for just over two weeks. Pupils would be allowed, if they wished, to wear outdoor clothing in class for the duration of the disruption. ‘Except for me, of course,’ thought Stephanie.
Her smug gratification at her status as a cult figure was reduced quite appreciably by the receipt of this news. That bitch! She must be sitting in that office of hers working out fresh ways to get back at her. A woman in her responsible position should have better things to do with her time! Stephanie looked out of the window -- at least it was a lot colder out there than in here, always try to count your blessings she told herself. And so she put the cold out of her mind and got back to the essay she was writing on the Akkadian civilisations, quickly losing herself in her absorption in one of her favourite subjects.
The next lesson was a free period and she went to the Library to do a bit of revision. It seemed less cold in there. Either that or she was getting used to it.
After her session in the School Library, she went along to the Language Room for French literature -- not her all-time favourite subject. Moliere received even less of her attention than he usually did, and the shivers started to return as she fought to keep her mind on her studies.
"You will need to do better than that, Stephanie, if you hope to gain a Credit!" said the French Mistress, Miss Parkes. "You must try to keep your mind on the subject, my dear. I know it's not easy and you really do have my sympathy, but you must try. Don't let things get you down."
Miss Parkes was known to be no friend of the Headmistress and her encouragement helped boost Stephanie's morale and got her through the rest of the morning. By lunchtime she was beginning to enjoy herself again, especially after an overheard conversation between two little junior girls.
"Look, there goes Stephie, Janet! Golly! What an absolutely fantastic body! I bet she doesn't feel the cold one little bit -- not like us! She certainly doesn't look it."
"Course she doesn't, Viv! Nothing could ever be too tough for her!"
’How can I ever let my public down,’ she thought, as she stood outside the cafeteria, supervising the orderly conduct of the midday meal. She ate more heartily than usual. The cold had given her a somewhat keener appetite than the, at best indifferent, fare usually justified.
The sun came out in the afternoon and shone through the classroom window until the end of classes. This kept out the chill and Stephanie went back to her room in a reasonably happy frame of mind. At least she could look forward to getting between the sheets with Angela!
The Regime Gets Harsher
"What the Fuck!"
Stephanie stared at her bed, from which all covering had been removed, leaving only the undersheet covering the mattress.
Angela came into the room in time to hear Stephanie's horrified words.
"Sorry, old girl, but the rules are the rules. You're lucky to have got away with the last two nights -- terrible oversight -- and the Head has accordingly reinstated the day she remitted on Saturday. I've been appointed Punishment Monitor, Stephie, as well as Stripper. I hope it won't affect our friendship, but I must never show fear or favour -- not even to you."
"Nothing could ever affect our friendship my darling! I can always jump into your bed with you -- so what the fucking hell!"
Angela shook her head sadly.
"You must sleep on your own bed, Stephanie. I am in honour bound to report any breach of discipline."
"You'll have to join me on mine, then. We'll find ways to keep warm!"
"Sorry, Stephanie! I am also supposed to be looking after your moral regeneration. Sleep well, darling! As you try to sleep, remember the faults which have brought you to this plight and resolve to conquer them."
Stephanie lay shivering in the dark, listening to her friend's regular breathing coming from the other side of their shared room. This was really the darkest moment for her. She had been deserted by her so-called friend. If only she were at St Briavel's with Edward, that lovely boy at the dance!
Suddenly the breathing ceased and she heard a movement across the room. In a moment, Angela's warm and aromatic young body was next to hers. Angela stuck her tongue into Stephanie's ear and then whispered.
"I think you've had enough moral regeneration for the next couple of weeks!"
"Darling Angela"
Stephanie and Angela fell asleep together. There would be no more cold nights for Stephanie, ever again, because from now on, they had their love to keep them warm!
Out in the Cold -- And a Meeting
At Tuesday morning assembly, a pink-skinned, healthy and totally acclimatised Stephanie surveyed the other people on the platform with amused, though concealed, contempt. Even the Headmistress looked pinched with cold. As for the other members of staff, all arrayed in their usual indoor clothing, it was very obvious that they would rather be anywhere than where they were at present!
After assembly the Headmistress came up to Stephanie.
"Stephanie, please come into my office! I have some amendments to the prefect's roster to tell you about!"
An apprehensive Stephanie stepped into that office where her downfall had taken place only a few days ago.
"The only change affecting you is that I want you to oversee some lunchtime rubbish cleaning. There is a certain amount of litter on the lawns -- not the fault of anyone in the school -- it was blown onto our premises by last night's wind. I have detailed seven defaulters from the junior school to do this, and I want you to see that they perform their duties diligently. Also I hope you will make sure they come to no harm, as there have been some rather nasty looking men hanging about lately. That will be all, Stephanie."
"Don't they get punished by loss of clothing, Miss?"
"I have decided not to extend this regime to those below the age of fifteen, and it is far too cold in any case"
"Isn't it too cold for me if it is for them?"
"Normally, yes. But the severity of your offence was such that I cannot make any allowance for you. Indeed, had the weather been not been so inclement, you would have served for very much longer."
"I see. I've asked for it, I suppose, so I've no complaints. I am really sorry to have been so rude to you. Good morning, Miss."
Came lunchtime, and Stephanie had a quick meal with the seven young junior defaulters, before taking them out to the grounds to clear up the debris from last night's gale-force winds. She asked them what they had done wrong, and was told that it had concerned smuggling alcohol into their dormitory. The bottle of Scotch had, mercifully, been discovered before they’d had a chance to consume it. She chided them for their folly, but not without a smile.
Finally she signalled that the meal was over. She spoke to her seven charges. "Come along, you young villains, let's get to work! The one who gets the most in her sack can claim a little prize from me -- anything you like as long as it's only little!"
They all made their way outside, where the wind was still pretty strong and the wind-chill factor caused a myriad of goose pimples to form all over Stephanie's athletic young body. She fought to suppress a shiver.
"Golly, Stephanie, but there aren't many girls who could take what you are having to put up with! You really are great!" said one of the seven as she looked up for a second from her work.
"Thanks, Gretchen! Now keep working and stop looking at me -- the sooner you finish the sooner I get inside. Believe me I'm not exactly having a ball out here!"
At the same time as she oversaw the tidying up and kept the girls hard at it, she remained on the alert for any male flashers and/or voyeurs. She reflected that these unpleasant characters would almost certainly be a great deal more interested in her than the seven young people she was looking after. Suddenly, her eyes detected a young man gazing over the fence and she went over to ask him to leave, or the police would be called.
As she drew nearer she saw that it was Edward, the boy from the dance! He grinned happily, as she approached and she returned his delighted smile. They kissed each other over the fence and Stephanie looked around and ordered the girls to keep on working. Edward wanted to arrange a meeting, and Stephanie agreed to come to this spot at seven in the evening. She ordered him to bring something to lie down on and he left after another kiss. It would be a cold lovers' tryst for her, but she anticipated that it would be worth it.
As soon as she was satisfied that the litter and fallen twigs had been collected, thus restoring the grounds to their former pristine state, she ordered the seven to line up so that she could inspect their plastic sacks filled with debris.
"Well done Gretchen! You beat Annie by a short head. What little prize would you like?"
Little Gretchen looked very embarrassed and red faced and the other six giggled and urged her to speak, threatening dire consequences if she didn't. It was obvious that all seven had decided what they wanted and it was something poor little Gretchen found herself too shy to ask.
"Come on, Gretchen my dear! I won't bite you. What have you little devils decided on? I'm not easily shocked, so don't be scared!"
"Please, Stephanie! Can I have a few bits of your pubic hair? It's such a super bush and I'd love to have some to look at and so would all the others have asked if they had won!"
The other girls giggled uncontrollably and poor Gretchen went an even deeper shade of red than before. Stephanie struggled with her feeling of mirth for a few moments and said. "Of course you can. What a sweet thing to ask! I'll cut a bit off tonight, put it in an envelope and give it to you tomorrow -- unless you want to pull a few out here and now!"
Gretchen smiled and looked very relieved. "Gosh, Stephanie I might hurt you if I did that, not that a brave girl like you would mind, of course, but someone might be looking! Later will be fine."
Stephanie leant down and kissed Gretchen on the cheek, ruffling her hair at the same time.
"There! That's another little prize for you, dear. Now let's get indoors before I freeze!"
The contrast between the unheated school and the windy field was enough to warm her up considerably, and Tuesday afternoon passed happily enough. She was getting used to the cool temperature, her concentration was no longer affected, and the afternoon's work was well received by the teacher.
She slipped out of the school at a little before seven and found Edward climbing over the fence. He was carrying a blanket.
"I'll have to stay on top, if you don't mind, darling Teddy. I'm not supposed to be covered up, even by delicious old you! We'll have to be quick, or I'll die of exposure out here and in any case, I only popped out for a few minutes stroll."
Edward quickly removed his clothes and the two made love hastily and energetically on the blanket. They were both breathless and sweating when it was over. Stephanie rolled off her young lover and lay next to him for a few minutes as they recovered their breath and gently fondled one other.
"I don't feel cold any more, darling. Just thinking about you warms me up inside. When can you come next -- no, not that way!"
"I don't know, Stephie. But I'll try to get a message to you. Always keep an eye on the boundary fence around where you saw me today. Now I'll have to go -- like you, I don't feel cold with you around, just incredibly warm and happy!"
They rose from the rug and kissed again. Stephanie ran back to the school, leaving Edward to get dressed and climb back over the fence. What a fantastic time she was having, she thought as she made her way back to her room and the loving and passionate embraces of Angela. A super boy who took all sorts of risks just to be with her and the loveliest girl in the whole world, both of them anxious to be all over her -- both of them thinking possession of her body to be the most glittering prize life had to offer! Not only all this, but the adulation of several hundred other girls.
Before getting on with her evening school work, she took a pair of scissors and cut away a handful of hairs from her bush, taking care not to make it obvious that it had been trimmed. She collected quite a nice clutch from various parts of her dark, curly little forest and put them in an envelope, which she sealed and marked with the words 'To Gretchen, with love, Stephanie'.
She placed a sheet of absorbent paper on the chair as she worked away, opposite Angela and there was soon a dark patch, where the after effects of her recent encounter with her darling Teddy oozed out. She hoped Angela would be very understanding, and large minded enough not to deny her the comfort and warmth of her body later tonight. She need not have feared. Just lately, Stephanie was a girl who could do no wrong!
A Splinter
Wednesday dawned and the two girls woke up to find that the South Westerly winds were continuing to bring rainy, but reasonably mild weather. The first class was handicraft, an optional subject which Stephanie was already regretting opting for. This class was held in a building on the other side of the quadrangle and a walk in the rain was necessary in order to reach it. Angela had an umbrella, but Stephanie was obliged to walk across nude and unprotected, the heavy pelting rain beating against and streaming down her body. The embargo on running to and from classes applied to all girls and to all classes, whether the class was in the main building or not.
The wind was driving the rain almost horizontally and Stephanie could not decide whether the wet or the stinging, as her body was lashed with the downpour, were worse. She was still trying to make up her mind about this when the two reached the Handicraft Workshop and the process of drying out could begin. The handicraft teacher, a Miss Wilson was about to hand Stephanie a towel when Angela intervened to say that the ever growing body of rules governing Stripping forbade the use of towels except for after Games and morning ablutions.
"Thanks, friend! I'll never forget how good you've just been to me! I bet you just made that bit up!" said a shivering and dripping Stephanie.
"Teach you go shagging that boy from the dance and come back to me with your pussy still dripping from the load he shot into you!"
"Bitch!"
"Tart!"
"I still love you, Angela . It's just that I'm a healthy girl with an inquiring mind and a need to explore all areas of physical experience. I need a bit of variety now and again, but I still love you best of all!"
"Tart!"
Stephanie's spirits took a little while to recover from this tiff with Angela, and it was not until her friend darted a quick grin in her direction and winked broadly, indicating that her displeasure was passed, that she began to feel better, both about life in general and enforced nudity in particular.
Stephanie had been occupied for the past few months on the making of a bathroom cabinet. Owing to one or two botched attempts to cut dovetails, the dimensions of the said article of furniture had already been reduced from thirty six inches by twenty to thirty two by eighteen and further reductions seemed all too likely. Why had she ever volunteered for this bloody awful class, she asked herself for the thousandth time. When I'm grown up, I'll have a husband to do things like this for me -- or Angela, who's brilliant at woodwork. And this week she'd been soaked and chilled to the bone, as well as humiliated, as ever, by her lack of manual dexterity.
On the way back to the main school building Stephanie paused and raised one foot, turning it so that she could inspect the sole.