In Man's World (closed for scarlettnuit)

[HCJ22]

The world teetered on the brink of war. However, peace was still alive, even if it was hanging on by a thread. 40-year-old United States Army Captain Aaron Foster was going to enjoy the time he had remaining before a war started. Even though he was army, Aaron loved the water. Often, the male traveled around the world, finding some water to search as well. His latest adventures had taken him to Greece, before sailing out into the Aegean Sea. No phone. No internet – it was nice to disconnect. The only communication medium he had was a radio inside the boat.

Unfortunately, it failed him. The weather was clear, but the clouds quickly covered the sky, bringing upon a torrid downpour of rain and lighting. Aaron had never seen something so brutal. His ship ended up crashing, seemingly in the middle of the water. The young man was tossed around, knocked out, and washed onto a shore. The first thing he remembered, when he woke up, was the face of a woman, more beautiful than he had ever seen before. She introduced herself as Diana, the Princess of the Amazons. When he asked for his location, she explained a place that he had not known to exist – one that sounded like a myth.

Over the next five days, they became close. He started to believe the esoteric things he had been hearing. He was he first man that she ever met, and their meeting closely resembled a story she had read before a goddess and a man falling in love, moving out into man’s world. The couple continued to grow closer, living in a cave as he recovered from the injuries, thanks to Diana. By the fifth day, he was fully healed. She asked about his life, too, so he tried to explain to her what he had experienced in life, how his life was, where he lived.

Finally, the Queen, her mother, found them and interrogated him. Even though he posed no threat, the Amazonians were worried about the man returning with an army, killing them all. He was sentenced to death, but the night of his execution ended with Diana breaking him out, stealing a boat, and finding the waters. They were finally crossing the border of her world, into man’s world, now letting the boat sail as they hunkered down for the night. He sat down, making a makeshift bed out of the blankets, surprised when Diana sat down beside him. “Thank you for doing this, Diana. I know you’re leaving the only place you’ve ever known as home.”

 

[scarlettnuit]

Diana smiled softly at Aaron as he thanked her for rescuing him. If there was a whole world with people like Aaron, it was a world worth seeing.

“I have learned all that I could from my mother and sisters. It is beyond time that I venture into the world and learn more,” she said by way of comforting him about her actions. Of course, there was nothing but truth in her words.

Once she had set the sail she moved towards the rudder of the sail boat, looking up and taking in the glittering stars that sparkled over them.

“My only hope is that I will fit in. As you’ve seen, we do things quite differently where I am from. I want to do good if I can,” she paused and pulled out a canteen of water. “How long do you think it will take us to reach land?” She asked him, offering him the canteen.

 

[HCJ22]

“I estimate another day, or two before we reach land.” Aaron responded, thanking Diana, sipping water from the canteen.

“I have faith you’ll fit in quite well. I’ll be right there with you, the entire time. I’ll teach you everything I can.”

If he were being honest, Aaron hoped that one thing she did not pick up on was the outside world’s style of clothing. He would have been lying, if he said that seeing her in the clothes she typically wore on Themyscira was not quite alluring.

Despite being confident, Aaron worried about doing too much, about doing something that upset Diana. Deciding the reward was worth more than the risk, he decided to reach down and take one of her hands, gauging her reaction, wondering if she would be okay with the contact.

“I hope, when we get there, you will want to stay with me. Maybe it sounds crazy, but now that I’ve met you, I can’t imagine life without you.”

 

[scarlettnuit]

Diana had liked Aaron. He seemed to be an honorable man and it was on that alone that she had decided to come with him. Death was too far a punishment for one ending up somewhere that they had never intended. She didn’t think she would ever understand why her mother felt so strongly about his accidental appearance on the island. He had had not control over it.

“I only hope that I am welcomed more warmly that you were in my home.” She paused and let the smile leave her lips. “I am terribly sorry for how you were treated. We have never been an unkind people, quite the opposite. I hope you can forgive us all.”

Once she was satisfied that the rudder was positioned correctly, she tied it in place and moved to lay down next to Aaron. It was going to be a long cold night and she didn’t plan to freeze. She snuggled up next to him and threw her cape over the both of them before laying her head on her shoulder.

“As for staying with you, I appreciate your hospitality. I would like to happily accept your generosity” she told him and then closed her eyes. “We should try and get some rest.”

 

[HCJ22]

When Diana moved to lie down beside him, Aaron felt his heart beat faster. She was right – they should get some rest, but before doing that, there was something else that Aaron felt was necessary to do. Their eyes were locked together, and he wrapped an arm around her.

He moved a bit closer to her, their faces only inches away. Deciding that he might as well go for it all, Aaron took a deep breath.

Before leaning in, he smiled at Diana, hoping that it was as charming to her as it usually was to anyone else that had seen it. Then, he connected their lips together, holding his mouth against hers. The other hand wrapped around the back of her neck, gently holding her head in place while they kissed, sliding his tongue along her upper and lower lips.

It was not enough to him, to just be a friend to Diana, to just teach her how to be in this world. No. He needed so much more, he wanted to give her everything. He wanted to give her the world, and it started with this kiss, hoping that it was not something she would pull away from.

 

[scarlettnuit]

She flinched a little as she felt his lips on hers, she simply hadn’t expected it. She had never before been around a man and it hadn’t occurred to her to think about how a man might act around a woman. She then relaxed and softened her lips, sighing softly as she felt his warm tongue on her lips. She moved her hand to touch his face as he kissed her and couldn’t deny that she liked it. After a long and luxurious kiss, she pulled away and smiled, her eyes dancing with delight.

“You kissed me…” she grinned at him and moved back a little so that she could see her face better. She let her fingertip trace the line of his jaw before she rested it on her hip. “You are very bold.” She teased with a bright smile.

“We must rest Aaron Foster, we don’t know what the day will bring, or if the sea will remain calm. Sleep for now, we can talk more in the morning.” She then rolled over on her side facing away from Aaron and fell asleep.

She awoke just as dawn was breaking across the horizon. She got up doing her best not to wake up Aaron. She moved around the small boat and untied the rudder and took hold of the sail. She looked out across the horizon and grinned.

“Wake up Aaron! I see land!” she said as she gently woke him up. She knew nothing of his world and needed him to guide her through it. “What should we do?” She asked as she picked up her cape and put it on, hiding her boots and armor, it was the only personal effect she was able to escape with.

 

[HCJ22]

Well, that could have gone worse. At least Diana did return the kiss, she did touch his face. All in all, it was a promising beginning. When they pulled away, he was already missing the way her lips felt against his own. That was something he would need to ensure he felt often in the future. She was right about getting some rest, as they would be getting close to land soon enough. After she rolled away, Aaron wrapped his arms around her, pulling her back against his chest. If someone told him before he left on the trip, that he would kiss and cuddle with an actual goddess, then he would have thought they were out of their mind.

It was still so surreal, but here they were. As he was holding her, he felt the best night of sleep in his entire life. Aaron had never known such peace or happiness. That slumber was interrupted by Diana waking him up, telling him that there was land ahead. With a smile, because seeing her face first thing in the morning was quite an excellent thing to see, Aaron stood up with her and saw the land.

He was familiar with this area of the docks. “Perfect. Once we get to land, I need to find out exactly where we are. I guess the first thing to do is take you to where my temporary home here is.” He had a nice little beachside home here in Greece for when he wanted to take trips here. He already told Diana that this was not where he lived, but he was just on a vacation when he crashed. Soon enough, they did reach the docks, so he climbed out of the boat and attached it to the landing area.

 

[scarlettnuit]

She looked towards the land as they approached, her curiosity causing her eyes to rove over the landscape. It was clear that this was a less populated side of the island by the larger ships she saw far I the distance on the other side of the island. She couldn’t even imagine how big they would be up close. The size seemed impossible.

As for the rest of the city, it was covered in small but beautiful houses. It was almost like home, with the white washed buildings and the turquoise water. It seemed to be a good first step in her transition to the modern world.

“It’s beautiful!” She smiled, excitement written on her face. She moved to guide the boat into the small dock and before he knew it, she had tied them off and was stepping onto the dock. “Where should we go first?” She asked, using all her restraint not to run off and start exploring.

 

[HCJ22]

“Well, I think we should go to my place first. I’ll show you where I stay. After that, we can head into the city and explore things there.” Guiding her along the docks, he quickly noticed the attention that she was drawing. Even with the material draped over her body, it was easy to see just how attractive she looked.

He could see pretty much everyone stare at her, and he knew why. So, Aaron decided he would reach out and take her hands. “This is something that people do, when they are together – they hold hands like this when they walk somewhere.”

Deciding to use her inexperience to his advantage, he continued. “So, hold my hand or touch me as much as you want.” The average person thought there was some barrier as to where too much touching or affection was not acceptable. Diana wouldn’t have known that barrier, and he wanted to ensure that she never did, so he would emphasize that he liked to have her touch. Maybe, she would go overboard with it. He hoped so, anyways.

 

[scarlettnuit]

She took his hand without question and then intertwined her fingers with his. She liked Aaron a lot, so much that she had saved him from her mother’s wrath. She had liked many people before, but it wasn’t until now that she felt almost silly. When she held his hands, she couldn’t stop herself from smiling and her cheeks blushed softly.

She then hugged his arm to her and then rested her other hand on his bicep as they walked through the streets. Everything and everyone seemed so different. Their clothes were so soft looking and colorful, nothing like what a warrior would wear. She was used to dressing for protection most of the day, her dresses were only for the evenings, the rest of the day spent training.

“Why is no one dressed to train? What do people do during the day here?”

 

[HCJ22]

“Well, that’s a loaded question. Only certain people train – certain people with certain jobs. Not everyone is trained to fight.” Aaron explained, “From what I understand, yourself and your people were trained for war from youth. We are not. Many go through life without learning how to fight or kill.”

Aaron was enjoying the touch too, squeezing her hand with a firm grasp. “We really don’t live with any imminent, major threat. If there is a threat, there are specialized people with training that take care of things for everyone. I’m one of those people, I’m in what we call the military, which is this training force you are thinking about. In this world, most people don’t fight or train to fight.”

He was sure that was a shock to her, but they did not live with the same threats or perceived threats that she did on Themyscira.

 

[scarlettnuit]

“Seems reckless. Everyone should know how to at least defend themselves,” She said innocently.

She considered his words as he spoke about the differences between Themyscira and this place. Despite the strength and training she and all inhabitants had, she had also felt how fragile it all was. If Themyscira was fragile, then this place was snow flake on a hot day in her view. It was very nice that they had an army to protect them, but what if the armies were too late? What if they were slain?

“I still think that everyone should know how to wield a weapon, if only basically. I fear for a people who have to wait for others to save them…At least I am here now,” she smiled at him and then kissed his cheek.

“So where is this place you live Aaron Foster? I am curious to see how warriors of this world live.”

 

[HCJ22]

The way she spoke, the way she thought – it was adorable. Aaron flashed her a charming smile when she kissed his cheek, having no idea what she expected, but he doubted it was nothing like the reality.

“Well, we actually live like anyone else. We’re not always active, on-duty as they call it. Sometimes, all we do is just wait around to get a call to go somewhere and fight.”

He understood how different the cultures were, it would take time for Diana to understand it. They would be able to just walk to his place. It was within a couple miles of the coast, which he loved. They eventually reached a forest as the rain started to gently fall.

“I don’t live here all the time, but this is just a temporary place when I’m on my time away. It’s a small cabin that I think you will enjoy – not far from the water as you can see. We should be reaching it soon.

 

[scarlettnuit]

Diana shook her head in understanding as he spoke. There were women that did more than train. She supposed that in this land, the threats were less and thus they didn’t have to have everyone train. Then again, it could just be the sheer amount of the population.

When they came upon the small cottage she smiled and paused their walk. “There was a little cottage similar to this on my island. I used to go there when I was child. There was an elder that lived there…she always had the most amazing sweets. She would always give me cookies…” She grinned.

“Please, show me your home Aaron. I would like to learn more about you. How long have you been here? What is ‘time away’?” she asked innocently, as the concept of vacation didn’t exist on Themyscira.

 

[HCJ22]

“I’ve only been here a few days. Time away, also known as vacation time, is something where you just go on a trip and enjoy yourself. You don’t have any responsibilities, you don’t have to be at any meetings – it’s just simply where nothing is happening, you get to relax, and do whatever it is that you want.”

Aaron hoped that was enough as he pushed open the door, letting her walk in. He did keep it nice and clean, not having expected guests, but he was certainly glad it looked nice. “Feel free to make yourself at home. Explore everything you want to explore. Ask me any questions you have.” Aaron was happy to answer anything that Diana asked, just hoping that she would enjoy herself here in man’s world.

 

[scarlettnuit]

She nodded as he explained “vacation” and then walked into his home. “It’s beautiful!” she smiled back at him. When given the permission to look around, she did so, her curiosity getting the better of her.

Some things seemed like another form of magic, others mystified her. She walked through the kitchen and played with the stove flames, marveling at how easily they were achieved. The coldness of the freezer surprised her along with the refrigerator. She moved into the bedroom and noted that it was more cozy than those of her home, and then back into the living room.

She picked up on of the remotes and started pushing the buttons on it. Suddenly, the tv flicked on and she turned her attention towards it. She walked closer and gently touched the screen as the figured moved behind it.

“What is this?” She asked as she watched curiously. There was a rather passionate scene on the screen of two people kissing which soon transgressed to quite more. She had learned about this when she was younger and felt no shame at the images of it on the screen.

“Why can we see this? It seems a personal moment?”

 

[HCJ22]

How could one explain this? “Well, this is a form of entertainment and leisure. These people are pretending to be fictional characters. There’s a storyline behind their characters and everything is pre-planned. So, in a sense, we are not actually seeing those people doing this… it is their job, it is for entertainment.”

Aaron tried to explain it as good as he possibly could, but had no idea if that was accomplished or not. He figured she would let him know if it wasn’t. Either way, he finished by offering her a charming smile, his eyes averting to the television screen to see just how hot and heated the characters were getting.

Of course, he could not help thinking about doing the same thing with Diana, yearning for the time when they could be romantic and intimately involved.

“So, what do you think about everything so far?” He asked, tilting his head at her curiously, now reaching out to grab her hands, pulling her to sit onto the edge of his bed. “I know it will take time to adjust but I hope that you’re having a good time so far. I really have enjoyed having you here. “

 

[scarlettnuit]

“Oh…like a play?” she asked as she watched them. She didn’t understand why they were in a tiny box, but she didn’t want to overwhelm him with her questions. She simply smiled and rested her head on his shoulder.

“It has only been a short time but everything is so different, so unique. I’m looking forward to learning all about this world, to make my place in it.”

She looked up at him and blushed hotly as she looked into his eyes. “Thank you so much for brining me here and for showing me such hospitality…” She trailed off. While she knew of logic and mechanics of things, she wasn’t sure how to approach him about the way he made her feel.

While she wanted to come to this world to try and help its people, during the long journey here, she had to admit to herself that Aaron also playing a large role in her choice to leave Themyscira. She stood up from the bed with her back to him for a moment and then turned around, inspecting her index finger for a moment in nervousness.

“Aaron…do you…” she paused again, her cheeks glowing, “Do you think you could ever…feel for me, the way…” she wasn’t sure why he made her nervous but he did, she then gestured to the tv for a moment, “the way those people in the box feel for each other?”

 

[HCJ22]

It was not a question Aaron needed to think about. Already, he knew the answer. Smiling brightly at the woman before him, Aaron reached both hands out to grab hers. There was a look of adoration and pure love in his eyes while approaching Diana, pulling her hands towards his lips ever so slowly.

“I already do feel that way about you, Diana.” Aaron was not going to be shy about his admission. He wanted her to know how he felt. After all, this still did not even feel like it was real. He wanted to make sure he took advantage of this, of being with Diana.

“I think about it often, too. I think about seeing you without any clothes, about kissing and worshipping every inch of your body. I think about making love to you and solidifying our feelings for each other. I think about it all the time.” Aaron continued smiling at her, stealing a kiss from her lips, hands still wound up in hers.

“You already mean the entire world to me. I would love to do those things to you that you see these people doing. I want to give you pleasure. I want to make you feel amazing.” He figured it was no small task of trying to pleasure a goddess, of trying to get a goddess to orgasm, but Aaron was up for the task if she would allow it.

 

[scarlettnuit]

Diana’s smile was one of pure joy when he gave her his answer. Her cheeks flushed as he kissed her hands. She moved one hand to stroke her fingers through his hair.

“I wanted to save you, I would have saved anyone in your situation,” She started to explain, “but when it came time for you to leave, I knew I…I could not live without seeing your face again Aaron. My heart told me to follow you, to join you on this adventure. I could not let you leave without me,” She told him softly.

As he went on she felt as if her heart would burst. As he spoke, she wanted nothing more than to share everything she was with him. She reached behind her back and unlaced the back of her corset as he spoke, and when he finished, she slowly slipped it off, letting it fall softly to the floor.

Her perfect breasts now faced him, tinged pink as she blushed from head to toe. She was not ignorant to sex and the things that took place between a man and a woman, or between two women, but she had never shared herself with anyone before, but she felt joy to do so.

Her dusty rose nipples hardened against the cool air in the room as she ran her finger along his jaw.

“I would like you to show me how you feel,” She told him and then gently lowered her lips to his.

 

[HCJ22]

Wow. Aaron could hardly believe the jaw-dropping beauty radiating from Diana. He inspected her from head to toe, finding that she was legitimately the most beautiful woman he had ever scene and it was not even close.

It dawned on him – there was a literal goddess right in front of him, nude, asking for his touch, for his love. Aaron thought it must have been a dream or there must have been a mistake. However, he did not hesitate in touching the woman. It just came naturally to him. Even though he always had skill in the bedroom, he never made love to a goddess before. He was slightly worried about screwing up, but that was not a legitimate worry.

Stepping closer, he decided to place both of his hands onto her rear, giving that firm, thick ass of hers a squeeze. He pulled her body close to him and suddenly leaned down to kiss her. It was a passionate kiss, one that involved a lot of tongue, sliding it over her lips, into her mouth to dance with her tongue.

His hands fondled and squeezed the flesh of her ass, rubbing his hips against her. Suddenly, an idea popped into his head.

“I know you have read books before about this, like you told me. But to show you how I really feel, I want to do something other than what’s normal. I have these fantasies… fantasies I’ve shared with nobody except for myself. I want to live them out with you. I want to show you the things I desire.”

 

[scarlettnuit]

Diana giggled a little as he grabbed her rear and pulled her closer. When he kissed her, she moaned into his mouth and enjoyed his touch. Her fingers moved through his hair as they kissed, losing herself in his touch. When he pulled away she was a bit dazed.

“I want you to be yourself with me. I want us to explore our desires together Aaron,” She said as she ran her hands over his chest, her chestnut brown eyes soft and glowing for him. “What is it you desire?”

 

[HCJ22]

“I must admit it, the thing I request, it is not what most humans would consider normal.” Aaron began, deciding to let her know that his fantasies were taboo, yet, he trusted Diana and cared for her enough that he wanted to share them with her. That was a big step for him.

“I wish to have you tied up, helpless when we make love. I think the female body looks absolutely beautiful when bound with ropes or cuffed. I crave to see you squirming, trying to break free, but unable to do so. I want to hear your moans when there’s a gag in your mouth. I want to have you helpless as I kiss every inch of your skin.”

He was certain that helplessness was not something Diana was ever accustomed to, but he hoped she might make an exception with him in the bedroom. He pressed a kiss now to each of her nipples, his hands still roaming her ass. “Would you have anything with you that could restrain you? I doubt things in this world would do much good.”