Pins and Needles - HBL

Jessica stormed into the living room, where Dawn sat watching TV alone with her bare feet up on the coffee table. Jessica stood between Dawn and the TV to make sure she had the succubus' full attention.

"Can I help you?" Dawn asked in an irritatingly nonchalant manner.

"For starters, you can tell me what you did to Sarah," the solider replied angrily.

"What?" Dawn responded stubbornly innocently.

Jessica simply pointed over Dawn's head to the entrance hall. Dawn looked back over the couch to see Sarah blatantly hypnotized and shirtless, dancing with her uniform shirt. "Sorry, Jake, but I am married to my job," she droned blissfully before planting a succession of kisses on the collar.

"Oh, come on, that could be anyone!" Dawn exclaimed, throwing her arms up in obviously fake frustration. "The slightest hypnotic activity goes on in this house and you immediately blame me instead of Yuta, Katia, Fawn or Midori, all of whom have some hypnotic capacity and are madly in love with Jake."

"Uh-huh."

"That's low. Besides, you have no proof I was involved, so clear off."

Jessica responded by taking her silver pocket watch out of her breast pocket and letting it dangle.

"Oh, this I've got to see," said Dawn with a smug smirk. "Okay, soldier girl. Make me your slave. Just try not to make yourself my slave first."

Jessica suppressed her rage, now understanding exactly what Sarah and Dawn's relationship had been at the peak of their rivalry. She retained control of herself and set the watch swinging in a perfect arc.

"Just follow the watch as it swings in a perfect arc," she urged and Dawn did so, though to mock her rather than to comply. "Just follow the watch's movements as it swings back and forth, back and forth."

Jessica observed Dawn waving her pale feet from side-to-side, no doubt trying to mock her further. Or possibly hypnotize Jessica herself. Jess steeled her resolve and returned to looking at Dawn's face.

"Stop focusing on mocking me and instead focus on following that oh-so-shiny pocket watch's perfect, soothing arc as it glides back and forth before you. Observe how it shines with every swing and you feel more and more relaxed."

Dawn's entire body, from her head to her toes, visibly relaxed, though her face displayed no indication of tiredness.

"Veeeery good. Now, when I snap my fingers, you will relax completely and fall into a deep sleep."

Dawn simply smirked in anticipation, no doubt expecting Jessica's finger snap to put herself under. Well, Jess would show her.

"One. Two. Three." Jessica snapped her fingers and remained unaffected by her own hypnosis. Unfortunately, so did Dawn, who seemed to have gotten bored with the display. Neither her expression nor her body language indicated she even cared to mock her further.

"Well, that was a complete waste of time," Dawn said, stretching. "You didn't even put yourself under to be entertaining. I'm so bored, I can't even be bothered hypnotizing you myself. Later, loser."

Jessica moved to block Dawn's exit, but as soon as Dawn stood up, she fell flat on her face. For a second, Jessica thought Dawn might have simply had a delayed reaction to the hypnosis, but she was still conscious and more than a little miffed.

"What the hell?" she cried out in frustration.

"What is it?" Jessica asked, slightly concerned that something might be seriously wrong with Dawn.

"My damn feet are asleep!"

"Your... what?" Jessica looked down at the watch in her hand and had to wonder... "When I snap my fingers, you will wiggle." Jessica snapped her fingers and, as she hoped, Dawn's toes began wiggling uncontrollably.

"What? Hey! No! Stop it!"

"And now, you're incredibly ticklish."

Dawn gasped in genuine shock. "You wouldn't..."

Jessica smirked as smugly as Dawn had.


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"And she confessed?" asked Fawn as she rubbed Jessica's smooth arches.

"Yep," Jessica chirped happily. "She'd had a fight with Sarah over something to do with their sisters, I dunno. It's a secret though. But apparently, Dawn's already really ticklish on her feet as is."

"I'll, uh... keep that in mind," Fawn replied with a sweatdrop. "Hey, Jess? Thanks for keeping my secret. I'd die of embarrassment if anyone else knew."

Jessica raised her foot and poked Fawn in the forehead before lowering it again. "Hey, we're friends, right? And it's not like I don't get anything out of it." The two friends smiled at one another. "By the way, what's your preference? Big, small, soft, tough? I know Eve's."

"Mine... I dunno. I can't really explain. It's like... friendly... I guess?"

"Friendly feet?"

"Yeah. I guess it relates to how I feel about the person as well. Like how you and I are such good friends, so I love yours."

"Nice to feel appreciated. Could you do a little more on the heel before I go?"

Fawn smiled warmly and nodded. As she rubbed Jessica's heel, Fawn sang a quiet, soothing melody, her hot breath tickling Jessica's feet in just the right way.

Jessica's feet are so big and so pretty,
So I composed for them this nice little ditty.
She's such a good friend, when she hears her door knock,
She lets me inside and then takes off her socks.
She's good in a fight, a gal no one can beat,
But no one would guess she has such pretty feet.
Of girls I can trust, she's top of my list,
When they're on display, I just can't resist.
I know that today, Dawn has been a real pest,
So leave it to me and I'll help your feet rest.
Fawn's here to help, she's always got your back,
You just lie back and let your self relax.

Jessica almost dozed off from the singing, but Fawn lightly shook her to keep that from happening. Once she was fully awake, she thanked Fawn and stood to leave... before immediately falling flat on her face.

"My feet are literally at your command," she sighed.