Waif and Stray - 14. Over My Knee, Finn

Zack knocked nervously on Charlotte's door, a touch surprised when she opened it herself, halfway through firmly instructing someone to stay where they were.

"Zack sweetheart, come on in. Don't mind these three, they're just showing me they can be quiet for ten minutes, so you might have a little wait sorry."

He was pretty sure what he was going to see in the living room; he'd been involved in this particular punishment a few times before. Three figures knelt in front of the hearth with hands on head, two as naked as usual, one with trousers pushed down to reveal a pretty bare bottom Zack knew well. It wasn't a prelude to a spanking; Charlotte had just had enough of their boisterousness and put them in a time out, although the possibility of further discipline if she didn't get the silence she wanted still loomed large.

"Sorry, it... it was you I wanted to talk to anyway. I think I might owe you an apology."

Char frowned "OK, I can't see why though."

"It's Beccy, she said I shouldn't have... that it was wrong to..."

"You're babbling sweetness. C'mon, sit down here and start at the beginning."

Zack was sweating, and the statuesque figures of his boyfriend and the two neko mid-punishment weren't helping his nerves. "I, umm, told Beccy that, that you... what you told me about liking girls."

"That I'm gay, yes. The word isn't an insult you know, I am pretty happy most of the time."

Zack gulped. "Beccy thought I shouldn't be telling anyone, even her. She said I'd been told in confidence, and you had to know I'd told someone else. And you should punish me if you think I deserve it."

Charlotte laughed, put her hand on Zack's shoulder and gave him a friendly push. "Don't be daft! Oh, I am out as out can be sweetheart. Tell anyone you like, hasn't been newsworthy around here for a long time. Look, I understand where Beccy is coming from, and it's very nice of her to be concerned... would you mind if I had a little chat with her? Explain things a bit?"

The teen nodded assent. Beccy had been furious; he'd never seen her that upset. He was sure Char was going to shout at him at least, so this seemed like a bizarre turn of events. Giving his hair a final rub, Charlotte turned to the array of naughtiness in front of the fire, "Alright you three, since that ornament didn't actually break, and you've been such precious quiet cherubs since I asked, you can all come out now."

Finn pulled up his jeans and underwear, receiving a light shove from Jinx who clearly felt he had played a large part in getting her in trouble. He flashed her a grin and Zack sighed. So Finn was in that kind of mood - just last week they'd avoided a wooden spoon-weilding Charlotte by the skin of their teeth because of the ideas that came with that grin. He idly scratched Ghost's head - the kitten had crawled straight over for a bit of comfort. He watched incredulously as Jinx hissed angrily, seemingly at the taunting response, pushing Finn again as his friend just kept provoking her with exaggerated innocent looks. Charlotte's green eyes flashed angrily, "Well, if you two want to act like children..."

Jinx blinked, a moment too late, as a thumb and forefinger pulled her along squealing by the ear. This wasn't part of the plan! It was Finn that wanted to provoke Char! The boy gave her a horrified look. "Zack, dear, I need to have a quick discussion with a very naughty catgirl. Would you save me some time and deal with Finn for me? I imagine you know what I have in mind." She stalked out, a mewling Jinx in tow.

Finn hissed at Zack the moment Char left, "You have to do something! She was only doing that to help me! Char has been threatening to have you spank me for ages an' I just wanted... I'll explain everything but don't let her punish Jinx!"

Zack's eyes opened wide. He didn't have time to think about the implications yet, and hurtled as fast as he could after Charlotte and the gently weeping catgirl, who were just reaching the top of the stairs. "Stop! It wasn't... Jinx was playing along for Finn... he wanted you to get me to... y'know..."

Charlotte blinked. She looked down at the disgraced brunette, whose eyes were already rimmed bright red. "Is this true?" A sad nod. "Right, well I'm still going to be having a little chat with this young lady, but she'll probably be able to sit after it, don't worry. Finley though - you go and make sure that he understands some fantasies are best discussed in advance, not dived into. He nearly got one of his best friends into a fair bit of trouble." Zack nodded as Charlotte ushered a relieved looking Jinx into her room, then returned to Finn, who had obviously been listening to the whole thing.

"Oh, thank you so much. I'd never have forgiven myself..."

"Come on boy, bedroom, now.' The playroom still held a lot of neko furniture, but was undoubtedly a teenage boy's bedroom now. Finn blinked. That statement had been quite firm. "I said, bedroom. Charlotte just trusted me with something and I'm not going to let her down." Something in the taller teen's voice drove Finn straight to his knees, and he crawled on all fours at Zack's heel to his bedroom.

"I'm sorry..."

"No you're not. You wanted me to spank you and were too scared to ask, so you nearly got Jinx paddled as well. You still can't stop grinning now you know she's safe and you're still gonna get it. Well, we're going to have a long overdue chat once I've got you where I want you. Strip."

Finn nervously moved his hands toward the bottom of his t-shirt. "Everything?"

"I want you bare as the neko you just tried to get in trouble. Seems fair."

That was too much for Finn. He'd been trying to do the nine times table backwards not to physically react to the situation, but the clear order to remove his clothes for discipline had him stiff in moments. This was going to be truly humiliating. "I can't... I'm..."

"You can and will, or I'll go ask your sister if she has a hairbrush. I'm taking it from that reaction she does..."

Finn hurriedly pulled his top off and fumbled with his jean button and zip.

"You can fold that, young man, I swear your poor sister has to do everything for you, doesn't she? A bit more respect wouldn't hurt."

The smaller boy blushed, folding his t-shirt obediently. His jeans, underwear and socks followed. "Just like a neko?"

Zack frowned and nodded, surprise sweeping his face as Finn retrieved a set of neko ears and put them on. Amazingly, his first sight of Finn obviously aroused left him staring at the top of the boy's head. "That is adorable. Seriously Finn, you look so damned cute..."

The naked boy blushed even more crimson, and making no effort to cover himself shuffled over on his knees. "'M sorry I'm so bad."

"You could have just asked you know."

"I didn't want you to go soft on me 'cos you thought it was just a game."

"Oh, I won't, don't worry. I think Char expects tears you know."

Finn bit his bottom lip and nodded, eyes wide in mock fear.

"Over my knee, Finn."

~☆~

Zack laid his left hand on the dark blond boy's back, his right hand free to softly stroke the smooth, pale bottom that had just submitted to his will. He relished the opportunity, lightly sliding his fingertips across the skin that trembled in anticipation. There was plenty of time for that - this was the perfect chance to get a few answers. "So all this time, all you've been scared of is admitting you like a bit of kinky stuff? I mean, you must have been pretty sure I wouldn't care by now."

Finn shifted nervously. There was very little point trying to deny it now, for one thing there was absolutely no way Zack didn't feel the erection pressing into his leg like a poker. He felt the hand on his back slide up to grip the back of his neck - he loved it so much when Zack did that. "I - I'm... I mean I'm worse than that."

"Worse? Sounds like you think there's something wrong with you for wanting your bum slapped a bit." The taller teen chortled; liking a bit of spanking seemed pretty tame.

Finn took a deep breath. He was naked, wearing the eartips. If he was going to tell Zack, there wasn't going to be a better time. "I... like to play like I'm a neko. Not just get spanked, get embarrassed and told what to do too. Really, I'm properly messed up."

His boyfriend smiled faintly. The mischievous blond was opening his soul up, expecting rejection, and had no idea that the thought he might be falling in love had just skittered through Zack's mind for the first time.

"Is that all? Five above Finn, I have fantasies that embarrass me too you know."

"Really? Like what?!"

"We can go into that in a bit. Right now we have some pretty bratty behaviour to deal with, don't we young man? Get comfy, you're going nowhere til I'm good and satisfied you've learned a lesson." With a final rub to the soft fair skin, Zack raised his hand.

Several things rapidly became apparent to the teenager, who had far less experience in the role of discipline provider than he did being punished. Firstly, this was very much enjoyable, and the fact Finn seemed to be rather into proceedings too removed any guilt he may have felt at causing his beautiful little boyfriend pain. Secondly, into it he was - Finn jerked forward with each slap, pushing his rump back out in anticipation of the next. It took a minute or so to register that his boyfriend was rather shamelessly humping Zack's lap, pushing his erection into his disciplinarian's thigh on receipt of each smack. Grinning, Zack kept the tempo the same but gradually increased the force. It was actually quite surprising; Finn seemed to crave harder and harder spanks, making noises that were unmistakably rooted in pleasure even as tears ran down his face. The boy's breathing was ragged, and he was babbling nonsense... surely, Zack thought, he's not going to actually...

The concept of this being punishment fizzled out in Finn's mind as soon as he admitted his nudist habits. Opening up on that one and not being laughed at or shunned was just so freeing... and then the firm spanks started. It turned out that Finn had been wrong; he certainly didn't need it to be a female hand of correction to get enjoyment from the experience. In fact, Zack was perfect. The disappointed tone, the hand on his neck, soft yet vaguely threatening stroking of his bottom; it all led to the spanking itself being more than welcome when it started. Heat blossomed as Zack firmly began showing his displeasure with slow slaps, each whack driving Finn's hips forward and pressing the perfect pressure against his groin. He writhed in ecstasy, mind exhulting in submission, grin on his teary face getting wider with each now-thunderous spank to his rear. It really hurt; he was definitely a very naughty boy being quite firmly punished at a level far beyond the reach of Jinx's paddle, and it was glorious. Possibly too glorious. "Wa-ait... I c-cannnNGH!!!

Spasms shot through the body over Zack's lap. Smiling, he stopped spanking, gently rubbing the bright red bottom of a gasping, exhausted Finn. "Someone made a little mess on my knee, hmm?" There was a strangled, mortified apology from the gasping teenager. Sweat was glistening across Finn's body, and Zack gently ran his fingers through it. "Don't worry, I don't mind. I think you've learned your lesson, haven't you?"

Finn nodded. He supposed he should be ashamed or something, but that was just... incredible. He'd never had an experience even close to what had just transpired, and was having issues remembering how to talk.

"Now, I'm going to sit you up and clean you off, okay? Up you get."

Finn sat as placed, kneeling with his hands behind his back while Zack wiped down his thigh and gently cleaned his blushing boyfriend's privates. "So, being embarrassed huh? I'm getting that. That was a heck of a spanking I was giving you when you came - do you get turned on by canings and stuff too?"

Vehement head shaking. "Perdition no! I don't really enjoy proper punishments at all, just joking about stuff like that just was."

Zack was mildly stunned - if his rear been given what he'd just applied to Finn's he wouldn't have considered it 'joking about'. "And being embarrassed? I'm guessing if I marched you out there nude no one would be surprised."

Finn sighed. "I'll start at the beginning."

Jinx stood in her least favourite place, directly to the right of Charlotte's knee, studiously examining her toes as she was lectured. "I mean it young lady, if you pull this kind of stunt again, whether it's for Finn or not, I'll thoroughly warm your butt. Understand me?"

Blue eyes assured obedience as the catgirl nodded in contrition. That had been too close. She followed Char silently, eyes widening as she heard Finn getting spanked. Mind, by his scent he wasn't in much distress. Jinx blushed bright pink as the spanking stopped in a strangled cry. Well, it seemed the kitten had gotten what he wanted. Ghost was giving a knowing grin as well as she entered the lounge - she shot him a look and made it clear that the events in the next room were to be ignored. Those glasses were making talking to Ghost so much easier. Of course, when the sounds of smacking started up again, this time with far less enjoyment in Finn's scent, the catboy just burst out laughing; Jinx couldn't resist a smile herself.

Charlotte watched with barely disguised amusement as a sniffling Finn was shown in by Zack. He was dressed only in neko ears, and his boyfriend had clearly given him a decent punishment by the shade of his rear end. "Thank you Zack, that's made an impression by the looks of it. So, has Finn told you all about the little games he's been playing then? You don't look like you're freaking out too badly."

Zack smiled. "I think the poor neko thought I'd hate him or something." He rubbed Finn's head affectionately, getting a wonderful smile as hazel eyes looked up at him through a floppy fringe.

"The two of you are adorable together, really. Can I take it you might be willing to let Zack sleep over on occasion now you're not being so paranoid he'll discover your secrets?"

Finn nodded, then looked at Zack, clearly expecting more. The dusky skinned teen blushed visibly. "Umm, so, Char... I mean Charlotte..."

"Char is fine, sweetness."

Zack nodded. "Char... so... Finn told me everything, and I'm not expecting you to... you know, 'cos I'm not your brother, but... if I did stay over..."

"Could you join in?"

The boy nodded, unable to make eye contact, Finn's hand slipping into his in support.

"Fine by me, Zack, you're old enough to make your own decisions. I'll tell you what I told Finn mind, I can't swear as to exactly where will be most comfortable to fit into - neko tend to have pretty rigid hierarchy."

"I'm better with lupo, but I get the meaning." He dropped to his knees and shuffled forwards to Jinx, then let every muscle relax, drooping his head in submission and glancing up at her. She nodded, curtly, without breaking eye contact, and Finn finally understood; an eyes-closed nod was for superiors. That's why she liked him doing it, and why she did it to Char.

Charlotte smiled "There's still..."

Zack knelt up, firmly grabbed the scruff of Finn's neck and gently pushed his face against the sheepskin rug at the catgirl's feet. "I'm above him, Jinx." Finn just grinned. Ghost seemed to be in a minor panic for a moment, then curled up by Finn, depositing the human's hand atop his white hair. He did not want to be in charge of anyone, not yet.

Charlotte clapped once. "Well then, establishing dominance makes me hungry. Lunch anyone?"

There was general assent, though the appraising look in Jinx's eye did temper Zack's appetite a little.