Chapter 38 - 38. Dagger's End

Teresa's legs thrashed in the air uselessly as Julia held her by the throat. The people around them began to cheer or scold the two of them.
"Kick her back to Lilyfield," one man called out. While a woman yelled "have some respect, this is a funeral!"
Julia had a look in her eyes, as she attempted to choke the life out of Teresa. It was a mixture of rage and pleasure. Seeing it told Teresa that she was correct in her assessment that Julia needed closure. She still wasn't going to just let her brutalize her though. She drove her right knee up into Julia's unguarded abdomen. Julia's stomach was slightly harder than Teresa thought it would be. The attack worked though, Julia dropped her. The moment Teresa's feet hit the ground she dove forward to attack. To her surprise, Julia had also rushed at her, in a speed that eclipsed hers. She slammed her left forearm into Teresa's face, and sent her spinning backward through the air and crashing down on several of the wooden seats. Then before Teresa could stand back up Julia kicked her in the ribs and sent her sliding backward through even more of the seats. The crowd surrounded them, but gave them a wide berth to fight.
I'm starting to regret this decision,without Simeon ,or even Bella here my best skills aren't active. Teresa thought as she finally stopped skidding in the dirt. She stood up and narrowly avoided a right uppercut Julia threw. The punch would definitely have put her back down if it landed. Teresa, seeing an opening, hit Julia with a left hook on her jaw. Julia grinned at her as the blood began to trickle from her bottom lip.
"That better not be the best you can do," Julia said before headbutting Teresa on the nose.
The headbutt sent a rush of pain and dizziness screaming through Teresa's head as blood gushed from her nose. She fell forward and Julia's knee smashed into her face on the way down. She lay in the dirt, with her face caked in bloody mud. The only sounds that could be heard was the fire crackling behind them and Leah's soft voice talking Julia down. She led the seething giantess away from Teresa as the crowd dispersed.
Teresa struggled back to her feet and somehow made it back to her room inside the mountain. She had just enough strength to look for one of the health potions her sister had given her. She drank the potion and then crawled into bed. She was asleep in seconds.
She was awakened by someone tapping her foot. She slowly opened her eyes, partly afraid it was gonna be Julia wanting a rematch. When she looked up and saw Julia standing there she sprang up and threw up her guard. Her wounds were healed, but Julia had the drop on her.
"Calm down, I'm not here to fight again," Julia said and grinned.
She was a beautiful woman, when she wasn't raging out and kicking the crap out of someone, Teresa thought as she stared at her. She was wearing a cream colored shirt over a gray dress.
"Welcome back to the land of the living," Teresa said and relaxed a bit.
"Did you say those things last night to anger me?" Julia asked and sat down next to Teresa.
"Yeah, I figured you needed to release that pent up anger," Teresa said.
"Well, I guess you figured right. I'm sorry I went so hard on you, but once I'm there it's hard to hold back," Julia said and patted Teresa's foot over the blanket.
"I'm glad you didn't hold back, I haven't had a fight that good in a long time," Teresa said and laughed.
"Anyway, I told Leah she could sleep in today, I'll go with you to see Kurt," Julia said and rubbed her hands together. The look in her eyes was devious.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Teresa asked with a raised eyebrow. The last thing she needed was Julia tearing Kurt's head off before he could help them.
"Just because he ordered the plant that was meant to kill me, doesn't mean he wants me dead. I won't even speak if that helps," Julia said.
Teresa thought about it, Julia was definitely capable of handling herself if things went sideways. As long as she actually didn't rage out and ruin the investigation, she would be a nice companion.
"Before I agree to let you come with me, how do I know you're actually going to let me finish this?" Teresa asked cautiously.
"You have my word that I won't make a move until we have solid proof that someone did it. Then I'm going to execute the person in front of the entire village as punishment for killing Allana," Julia said sincerely.
"Okay, let's go see Kurt," Teresa said and pulled the blanket off of herself.
When the blanket moved her dirt and blood covered outfit was exposed.
"You didn't even bathe last night?" Julia asked while shaking her head slowly.
"Nope, if it wasn't for the health potion I took, I would look a lot worse than this," Teresa said and got out of bed.
"Okay, let me help you get ready as a way to apologize," Julia said and took Teresa's hand.
She led Teresa to the door at the rear of her room. There was a large wooden tub full of hot, soapy water.
"Who heated this water?" Teresa asked suspiciously.
"I sent someone in to do it while you slept," Julia said and helped Teresa slip out of the filthy brown dress.
Teresa felt self conscious for the first time in her life as Julia's hungry emerald green eyes moved over her naked body. She stepped into the water and sighed deeply as the heat relaxed her muscles.
"Does that feel good?" Julia asked as she picked up the wash cloth and squeezed it over Teresa's shoulder.
"Yes," Teresa said and leaned her head back.
"What about this Julia said just before her lips touched Teresa's neck. Teresa's eyes snapped open as she pulled away.
"What about Leah?" She asked as her heart raced. She had gotten kinda close to the short blonde, and she didn't want to do something that would mess that up.
"This was her idea," Julia said and slipped her right arm into the water as she pulled Teresa's face to hers with her left hand.
Julia's lips were soft, but her kiss was powerful. Teresa felt a powerful sensation running from her lips throughout the rest of her body. She wondered if Julia could make her climax just by kissing her. When she felt Julia's fingers on her womanhood she no longer cared.
Teresa gasped and moaned as Julia rubbed her yearning pearl.
"Get in with me," Teresa begged as she edged closer to her impending explosion.
"Not this time, this is just for you," Julia said and slipped her finger inside of Teresa.
Teresa's body trembled as Julia's large, skilled fingers moved in and out of her. She leaned her head back and bit Julia's bottom lip as she climaxed. She grunted like an animal as her body convulsed and released all her pent up energy. When she was done she sank up to her neck in the water.
"So am I forgiven?" Julia asked, before she ran a finger along her tongue.