Eyes of Dominance

“Okay, I’ll see you guys in a little bit.” I respond over the phone, before ending the call and walk towards the living room, where my princess Lily is watching TV. It has been two days since Lily received her punishment for missing curfew and irresponsibly drinking, and started her period of being grounded. While it’s quite evident that she isn’t happy with her current predicament, she has been in relatively good spirits the past two days, outside of her daily edging sessions serving as a reminder of her week long punishment.

My brother just called me, and after a short conversation I agreed to go out with him and a few friends for a short hang out. I haven’t had a lot of time to hang out with my friends recently, so I am happy for the opportunity, but I am also worried about Lily. Since the start of her grounding we have spent a great deal of time together, partially limiting the effect of the punishment. I am both curious and wary as to how she’ll take me going out without her for a bit.

“Hey princess.” I call out, walking into the living room, smiling softly as I find Lily stretched out on the couch, absentmindedly scrolling through her phone. She glances up towards me, smiling briefly, before returning to her phone. 

“Hey.” She responds, her voice a little sullen. It was little over an hour ago that we finished one of her edges, and as expected she’s been a little sulky and moody since. I smile down at her and take a seat nearby her head.

“Someone doesn’t sound too happy.” I gently joke. Lily blushes slightly in response, before rolling her eyes.

“Can’t imagine why.” She states dryly.

I chuckle, stroking her hair softly. Admittedly, I may have had a little too much fun bringing her right to the edge with the vibrator, watching her squirm and beg for release, before denying her and pulling away, leaving her desperate and unfulfilled.  Bringing my thoughts back to the present and away from the tantalizing memory, I focus on why I’m here.

“Hate to be the bearer of bad news, princess, but I have some stuff I want you to do, and I want you to start now.”

Lily groans in annoyance, rolling her eyes up at me and pouting. “Really?”

“Really.” I smile back. 

She stretches out on the couch, yawning dramatically. “Can’t I relax a little bit longer? I have the entire rest of the day to do it.”

I shake my head. “Sorry, no can do. I’m going to go out for a little bit with my brother and a few friends. I want you to finish your chores and your lines by the time I get home.”

At the mention of my plans, Lily sits up and stares up at me.

“What? You’re going out?” She sputters.

“Yeah; I haven’t been out with them in quite a while, and I’ll only be out for a little bit, a few hours at most. Why, is there an issue?” I ask.

“You’re going out…. and leaving me here to do chores?” She asks again, almost incredulously.

“Normally I’d invite you, but that’s not really possible with you being grounded." 

“You’re serious?” Lily stares at me for a brief moment, before shaking her head and turning her attention back towards her phone.

"Is something wrong, princess?”

Without looking up, she shakes her head again. “Nope, absolutely nothing at all…” she intones sarcastically.

My eyes narrow at her tone. “You sure about that?” I ask.

She rolls her eyes. “Well, other than leaving me here to do fucking chores and sit by myself while you'e out having fun, I’m perfectly fine." 

I sigh and turn her head to look at me. "Come on, Lil, don’t be like that. I’ll be back in a little bit. You can handle an hour or two by yourself. Besides, it wouldn’t be much of a punishment if I was here to entertain you all week. Remember who got herself into this position, young lady.”

Lily blushes slightly at the light reprimand, but keeps her eyes on me.  “I’ve been good ever since you started this dumb punishment, and this is how you reward me? By going out when I’m not allowed to?”

“I’m not the one that’s grounded, sweetheart, and the punishment doesn’t just go away because you’re behaving as you should. Don’t make this out to be a bigger deal than it is.”

 Lily stares at me for a few brief moments, before leaning back into the couch. “I can’t believe you’re really going to leave me here to do chores…” She whines, voiced laced with irritation.

“"Yes, princess, I am going out.” I state with authority, making the matter final. “I will be back shortly, and I expect all of your chores to be completed when I return.“

I almost expect her to argue further, but instead she sighs and stretches dramatically again.

“Fine, whatever. I’ll do the stupid chores.”

“And your lines, princess. "I reiterate, taking a serious tone. "I want this place to be spotless when I come back.The dishes are to be washed, laundry put away, every room is to be straightened up; the whole nine yards. Lines are to be completed to perfection and stacked on my nightstand. I don’t know exactly what time I will be back, but it likely won’t be more than an hour or two at most.” I reach out to rub her leg, but Lily pulls her legs away, darkly smirking at the exasperated look I shoot her.

“Whatever, have fun with your stupid friends. Forget all about your supposed princess you’re leaving behind. I’m sure she’ll be just fine.” she whines.

“I’m sure you’ll survive.” I chuckle. I stand up, walking back towards the bedroom. When I return, I’m holding the box containing Lily’s vibrator. Her eyes widen at the sight of the container in my hands.

“I’ll be taking this with me, of course. Just in case you get any ideas. Don’t want you to have any distractions or get in any more trouble.” I smile sweetly, tucking the box under my arm.

“I hate you so much right now.” she grumbles, shooting daggers at me from across the room.

“I love you too princess.” I coo, before walking to the door. “Get off your phone and do your chores, little girl. I’ll be back in a bit.”

I open the door and walk out, only barely catching the sight of Lily shooting me a dark look.

I return to the apartment roughly two hours later. Walking up to the door, I feel slightly bad about leaving Lily at home, but what I said earlier was true. I haven’t been out with friends in quite a while, and Lily’s grounding wouldn’t be much of a punishment if I was there the entire time to keep her company. She needs to feel the consequences for her actions to learn her lesson. 

I open the door, walk into the living area and set the box in my arms down. I hear the TV running in the bedroom. 

“Lily, I’m back!” I call into the apartment.  Assuming that Lily is resting, I begin my inspection of her work. Almost immediately I feel my irritation rising, as I see the sheets containing her lines strewn about the living room table. I take a few moments to gather them together, looking for errors. They are done to my expectations, I note with a hint of pride. Looking around the rest of the living room, I take note of the fact that while it seems she put a marginal amount of effort into picking up, not everything is done as specified. Wayward clothes are piled onto a chair in the corner, there are blankets unfolded draped on the couch, and there are cups from last night still sitting on the table. Sighing in frustration, I pick up the sheets of lines and make my way to the kitchen.

Looking around, I feel my anger creep up again. The sink is indeed empty, and the dishwasher running. However, the pans used for last night’s dinner still sit on the stove, untouched, and the stacks of finished clean dishes sit on the counter, not put into their proper place. 

Now more than slightly aggravated, I start heading towards the bedroom. I see Lily through the open door, laying on her side scrolling through her phone.  As I step into the room, I begin to greet her, but pause as I notice a large pile of clothes haphazardly piled near the foot of the bed. I walk over to examine it, and confirm my suspicion that only my clothes are among the pile. I glance over towards Lily; she hasn’t bothered to acknowledge my presence overtly, but I can swear I see a faint smirk of satisfaction on her face.

“Young lady.” I growl, clearly irritated. She sighs, then puts the phone down and faces me.

“Hey Daddy.” She responds sweetly.

I tap my foot while looking down at her. “Mind telling me what happened here?”

“I’m not sure what you mean…” She responds unconvincingly.

“Well, where to begin? These…” I gesture with the papers in my hand “are laying out in the living room instead of on the nightstand where I asked for them to be. The living room looks like a mess; it’s almost exactly how it was when I left.  The dishes may be done but aren’t put away properly. And then there’s this pile of clothes that are sitting here, not folded or put away. Any explanation for this?”

Lily sits up and looks evenly at me. “Not sure what the big deal is. I finished the lines, not sure why it’s important where I put them. The living room looks like it normally does. I don’t remember you saying anything about putting the dishes away, but I’ll get to it. And that stuff is all clean” she gestures offhandedly to the clothes on the bed “it just needs to be folded. I’ll do it in a minute.”

I narrow my eyes at her, clearly not happy with her response. “Lily, I asked you to have everything done before I got home, and yet here I am looking at you only half way done while on your phone in the bedroom. I made myself expressly clear.”

Lily now returns the favor, her eyes fill with suppressed anger. “Well, I don’t know; normally I’m not stuck here by myself with a mountain of shit to do while you abandon me to hang out with your stupid fucking friends. Sorry I fell behind.”

“You know perfectly well that’s not an excuse. You have had more than enough time to do everything I asked you to. As for you being stuck here, don’t blame me. Your grounding is a direct result of your actions, no one else." 

"It’s also totally unfair. You already punished me over the weekend; all of this added bullshit is just fucking cruel. It’s also unfair that you can just decide to go wherever while telling me to stay here and do all the fucking chores!" 

"Watch your tone, first and final warning.” I growl. I fold my arms across my chest and glare down at her. “You know very well what is expected of you. It would take you less than fifteen minutes to finish everything properly, and yet it appears you deliberately half assed it to get back at me for going out and enforcing your punishment.”

“FINE! I’m sorry. I’ll finish the goddamn chores!” She huffs in anger, throwing her phone down on the bed and rising quickly to push past me. I grab her arm as she comes within reach, however, and put both hands on her shoulders.

“Oh, you’ll finish your chores. Right after we deal with your attitude and direct disobedience. Drop your bottoms and panties and bend over the bed, right now!”

Lily stops and looks up at me, the anger and attitude now mixing with trepidation and panic. 

“Don’t look so surprised, sweetheart. You had to know this was coming.” I state plainly, returning her stare with resolve. “I won’t say it a second time.”

With an indignant groan, Lily quickly pulls down her sweatpants and panties, and leans over the foot of the bed, muttering “This is bullshit” as she adjusts herself. I quickly make my way to the closet, and retrieve the strap from its hook within. I then return to her side, deciding to waste no further time. I tap the leather to her bare skin, noting that some faded marks from Saturday morning are still visible. 

“Lily, why are you about to be spanked?” I ask.

She doesn’t respond, instead staring straight ahead without acknowledging me. I draw the strap up and with blinding speed bring it cracking down across her upper thighs. Her whole body jolts from the impact, and a shocked gasp escapes her lips. Before she can deal with the pain of the first blow, I strike again, this time landing straight across the center of both cheeks. A third stroke follows a second later, striking slightly lower.

“That’s okay. Until you decide to give me an answer, none of these will count towards your actual punishment. I’m fine with that.” To punctuate my point, I strike with the biting leather three more times in rapid succession, this time targeting her sit spots. Her grunts of pain and tight grip on the blanket show me it has the intended effect. “Whenever you’re ready to begin your punishment for real, you can let me know.”

I begin to set into a brutal pattern, bringing the strap down three times with no delay, before giving myself about three seconds to rest before the next flurry. Lily can be stubborn, but the vicious pace of the punishment catches up to her quickly, and within a few minutes she’s squirming and gasping at the pain blossoming across her bottom.

A particularly nasty hit fills the room with a loud crack, and Lily finally relents. “OKAY! I didn’t do my chores on time! Please, I’m sorry… let me up.” She looks back at me, her eyes pleading for reprieve.

I pause, folding my arms again and meet her gaze evenly. “Not only did you not finish them properly or on time, it seems you’ve done it in a misguided attempt to get back at me for going out with my friends.” I start spanking again, now striking with only a second between each lash, drawing yelps and the beginning sobs from the brat bent before me.

“I know you aren’t happy that I went out without you, but that’s no excuse to openly defy me. You will do as I say, when I say it, or you will find yourself in this exact position, every time. I have no problem reinforcing this lesson as many times as necessary.” I lecture, continuing to stripe her bottom as I speak.

“When I ask you to do something, I expect it to be done immediately, whether you want to or not, and I expect it to be done properly. Do you understand?” I follow the last three words with powerful strokes, putting my full strength behind each of them. 

Lily bucks and cries out, her hands flying back to shield her ass from the onslaught. “Yes! Please, I’m sorry!”

"Move your hands this instant, young lady!” I command. As she sobs and slowly places her hands back on the bed, I take a moment to inspect my work. Her bottom and tops of her thighs are covered with long, cherry red stripes. A few sections look like they will be marked for a few days. Nodding to myself, I rear back and deliver five last strokes to the center of her ass, then toss the strap to the bed beside her.

“Stand up, princess.” I order, a little softer now that the main punishment is over. Lily sniffles and pushes herself to her feet, her eyes watery from the short but brutal strapping. I gently grasp her chin and force her to look at me. 

“I am very disappointed that I had to do that, Lily, but rest assured I will do it again with no hesitation should you pull something like that again. When I ask you to do something, I expect it done right, regardless of how you feel about it. Do I make myself clear?”

“Yes… sir.” she sobs out.

“Good. I hate to break it to you, but we aren’t done here. I want you to go and finish the chores you started properly. For every minute it takes you to complete, you will receive two minutes of corner time.”

Lily starts to protest, but I immediately cut her off. “No complaining, princess. Just because you got spanked doesn’t mean you’re off the hook for not completing your tasks. If you did them right the first time, none of this would have happened, and we could be cuddling and watching T.V right now. Now go sweetheart, clock is ticking.” I give her firm swat on the ass and turn her towards the door. Lily quickly makes her way out to the living room, rubbing her sore red bottom the whole way. I lean back on the bed, closing my eyes and rubbing my temples, letting the endorphins coursing through me slowly wash away.

Lily quickly finishes the tasks she left unfinished, completing everything in a little over nine minutes, faster than I expected her to. As soon as I verify everything is completed to my standards, I walk her to the bedroom and plant her nose directly in the corner. The eighteen minutes pass by quite quickly enough, and soon my brat is curled up in my arms as we watch T.V, as if nothing had just happened only minutes before. As I stroke her hair softly, I silently chuckle to myself as I realize we are only two days into her week long grounding. I have to wonder if the rest of the week will prove to be as eventful. Despite what we just went through, I have a not so sneaking suspicion that this won’t be the last punishment of the week.