Yesterday, Master took me to get my hood pierced.
We'd been planning it, seriously, for a few weeks, checking out parlors and prices, learning the ins and outs of VCHs.
In reality, though, this decision was years in the making. Master first brought it up in 2009, and I've been waiting for it to happen ever since, with a combination of horror and eager anticipation.
A friend on Fet, who used to be a piercer, gave us the name of a shop he knew,with a guy well-trained in genital piercings, who would take care of me.
Master didn't make an appointment: just told me, around 2 o'clock, to get dressed and jump in the car.
That's when the nervousness started.
One of the things I most love about piercings is that it's like a giant mindfuck. The drive, the paperwork, the waiting give you a chance to work yourself up, to imagine how bad the pain will be; the sterile piercing room, all the pointy instruments set out on the table, ramp my anxiety up to 10. By the time the needle really pushes through my skin, it's a huge, orgasmic release of a day's worth of tension.
Halfway there, my mouth went dry; the back of my shirt was soaked with sweat, and my legs kept shaking and clenching, no matter how hard I tried to stop them. I tried to make idle conversation, tried to concentrate on something else, but all I could think about was the needle, and how it would feel...
When we arrived at the shop, I shocked myself by getting out of the car before Master did. Me and needles have a love/hate relationship, and He's been known to drag me out of the car, like He was taking an unruly kid to get a shot.
I walked through the front door unassisted, though, and approached the counter. Talking was difficult, but I managed to squeak out something that sounded like, "hood piercing".
"Oh, I'm sorry," the guy--who I found out was the piercer--said. "I don't have my equipment sterilized yet. If you guys wanna come back around 5ish, I can take care of you then."
Back into the car. Instead of driving home, Master decided to stop at the nearby mall and hang out there for a while, to kill some time. My endorphine rush ebbed a little, but I was still excited and ready to go.
As we entered the mall, Master patted my head and told me how proud He was of me: not just because I'd finally got up the nerve to do this, but because I hadn't complained or caused a problem when the plans changed. He could tell I've been doing better attitude-wise, that I'm growing...And that made me proud, too.
We explored the mall for a few hours, and Master treated me to some presents: two new shirts and two ounces of loose-leaf raspberry tea.
Around 5, we headed back out to the shop. My fear returned as I stepped out of the car, but I noticed I was shaking less. My voice was clear and confident as I asked if they were ready to pierce my hood yet.
"Sorry," the piercer said again. "we've been swamped today, and I haven't had a lot of time. I promise it'll be done by 6:30, though."
Master decided we should go home for a while, so we told the piercer we'd be back at 9, and he agreed that'd be fine.
By the time we got home, I collapsed in bed, my body physically exhausted from this prolonged 'scene'. Normally, I work myself up once, and it's over with...I've never had to put it off once, let alone two times in one day!
I spent some time resting, Master got a blowjob, and we ate a light dinner before heading back out.
"Seriously, if it doesn't work out this time, I'm taking it as a sign from God," I joked on the way. Master agreed we'd be done if it still didn't pan out.
To my surprise, when I walked in, the receptionist recognized me and handed me the paperwork to fill out while Master paid.
"The piercer will be with you in just a second."
I felt both relieved, and terrified.
The piercer finally came around the corner, and escorted us into a private room. The piercing table was like something you'd see at a gyno's office, with stirrups for your feet and everything. I removed my pants, jumped up on the table...and, then I saw the tray of instruments, and immediately thought I might be sick...
The piercer tested my hood with a q-tip, making sure I was anatomically suited for a hood piercing, and started to mark me with the marker. My legs shook so bad, I'm surprised he could see what he was doing.
I held Master's hand in a death-grip as the piercer inserted the receiving tube under my hood--and, unable to breathe, I begged him to back up, to give me a second.
Master tried to talk me down, and the piercer assured me it'd be over in a second.
"It's much less than getting your nipples pierced," he promised.
"Does it hurt really bad? Do people say it's unbearable?"
"Nope. Usually the opposite," he smiled. "I've done this a lot, it'll be okay, I swear."
"Okay," I relented. "I think I'm ready."
He tried to lead me in a breathing exercise as he reinserted the tube...
but, as soon as he pushed the needle through, I froze.
It didn't hurt, per se, but it pinched miserably, and, for the first time during a piercing, I squinted my eyes shut and cried, "owwwwww!!" until it was over.
"Okay, the needle's through. You alright?"
I nodded.
"Alright, this might pinch, too...I just gotta put the jewelry in..."
I felt the jewelry slide in, and having it there felt much better than the needle.
He gave me a hand mirror, so I could see:
Perfect. Absolutely perfect, and as beautiful as I always thought it would be.
I smiled, and relaxed for the first time in days, while he gave me instructions on how to care for it. Should heal in 2-4 weeks. Clean it with H2Ocean. Sex whenever I'm comfortable, but not unprotected for at least a month.
I thanked him and thanked him, and Master gave him an amazing tip for dealing with me freaking out.
The jewelry pinched most of the rest of the night, but not in an entirely bad way. And it felt even better after we came home and cleaned it.
Today, I feel like I got hit by a truck. My head, my back, my legs, everything aches, except, ironically, for my pussy--kind of like subdrop, but much more physical than mental. My mindfuck got the best of me, but, as scared as I was, it was still a weirdly sexual thrill of an experience.
My hood actually feels great. I still know the ring is there...but it's not painful, nor orgasmic. Just pleasant. I just like to look at it every occasionally, and revel in the fact that I actually, finally did it.
I turned 23 this past Thursday. Sometimes it's easy to forget how far I've come, since being Master's slave...
But, days like yesterday really remind me how much I've changed, for the better, in so many different ways...
~Bre