I remembered Sherry’s initiation last fall. It was mostly harmless. “That’s not a problem,” I said.
“It’s not going to be same as last year, Jim. That’s why I wanted to talk to you and Kris. We only do the special initiation for special cases, and when sophomores are involved. Last year, Camille said that if we went as far as we usually do, you’d object, and Sherry would bail, so they gave Sherry and me a special initiation that was quite tame. None of the cheerleaders will accept that you’re a prude this year, Jim, and unfortunately, that includes Merry. All of us from last year know about Lynette and June. Lynette also told me that Merry wouldn’t have a problem with the initiation.”
I remembered that Lynette told me that Sherry’s initiation with me was a bit different and I earned a lot of respect from the squad when they found out that I refused to take advantage of Sherry when I was dressing her.
“What’s involved in the real initiation, or are you allowed to tell us?” Kristen asked.
“Jim’s an honorary cheerleader, Kris.”
“Hey!” I said, almost insulted.
“I mean that in a nice way. All the cheerleaders sort of adopted you, you know.”
I smiled. “I know, Jackie.”
“Anyway, since I know that Kristen won’t tell anybody…” Jackie gave Kristen a questioning look.
“No, Jackie! I’d never tell!” Kristen actually crossed her heart with her index finger.
“Then I can tell the two of you the basics. There’s nudity, as you already know. All the cheerleaders will have some time alone with Jim. In addition, there will be some of the boyfriends spending time with a partially nude Merry.”
“There’s, what twenty people on the squad?” Kristen asked.
“Eighteen and ten initiates.”
“How long does this take?” I asked.
“At least two hours,” Jackie answered. “Usually two and a half, but sometimes almost three.”
I looked at Kristen, who simply shrugged at me.
I thought long and hard. Mostly, I was worried about my younger step-sister. At one time or another, I snuggled with most of the cheerleaders. In addition, June, Sherry, and Jackie were all very close friends who were on the squad. “You said that Lynette said that Merry wouldn’t mind?”
Jackie nodded.
“How do you keep things from getting out of hand?” I asked.
“The people not participating in any particular part will be in the gym. Merry will be in the boys’ locker room, and you will be in the girls’ locker room. In addition, there are nine other girls being initiated. They will all be in the same room, and the guys that the cheerleaders bring are all vouched for by the entire team.”
I nodded. “So, if somebody goes too far, a simple protest should suffice to bring in the cavalry.”
Jackie nodded as well. “Yup.”
I said, “Well, if Kristen has no objection to me participating…”
“None whatsoever. I know the Cheerleaders’ Rules, and Merry isn’t a porcelain doll.”
“Then I guess I’ll have no objection,” I said. “Just make sure the guys know that she’s fifteen, and won’t be sixteen until late next month.”
“That’s great, Jim!” Jackie said, happily. Just then, Lynette walked into the apartment. “Hey, Jackie! What’s great?”
“Hello, Lynette!” Jackie replied.
Lynette looked questioningly at Kristen to find out if she was on Pussy Slave duty. As was usual at the apartment, Lynette was nude. Kristen simply signaled to Lynette that her status as a slave on hold for now.
Jackie hadn’t seen the signal get passed, and answered Lynette’s question. “I was discussing Merry’s initiation with Jim and Kris. Jim said he’d wouldn’t mind being Merry’s escort.”
“Merry made the team! That’s great!” Lynette clapped. “She’ll be so happy!” She paused and looked at me. “Jim, the squad’s initiation most likely won’t be like last year…”
“I already told him. I didn’t go into details, but I gave him a general run through.”
Lynette nodded.
“Do they still have you running around here nude?” Jackie asked.
Lynette shrugged. “I hardly ever think about it, except when I have to get dressed to leave. Clothes sometimes get in the way.”
Jackie shook her head. “I still think it would be weird. I could easily see my cousin doing something like that.”
“Try it some weekend,” Lynette suggested.
“Try going nude for a weekend?”
“Oh, I think that Kristen and Jim would allow, maybe, a Junior Pussy Slave for just a weekend…”
Jackie laughed. “No, thanks. I’ve talked with Cammy, and she says that this place is devastating! That’s a lot, coming from her!”
“June does it occasionally, and she doesn’t seem devastated.”
Jackie shrugged. “I’m not like that.”
“You can’t find better people than Jim and Kristen.” Lynette looked at Kristen and me, and added quickly, “I’m sorry, Jim, Kristen. I shouldn’t be talking about you like that.”
“No offense taken,” Kristen assured Lynette.
“I just don’t think that Kristen and I actually need to create a harem,” I added.
Everybody laughed.
Lynette smiled. “Maybe the squad could hold a party here, clothing optional.”
Jackie shook her head. “I think the older ones could handle it. We don’t even know what the new ones will do during the initiation.”
“Huh?” I asked, confused.
“Some of them get spooked, Jim,” Lynette explained.
“What happens then?”
Jackie was about to answer, but Lynette stopped her. “You’ll have to see at the initiation. Jackie may have told you too much already, but I understand why she did. Let the squad have their secrets, Jim.”
I smiled, not insulted at all. “I understand.”
There was a pause in the conversation, since Jackie achieved her objective that she wanted when she came over. Kristen noticed this and said, “Anybody for a game of pool?”
I actually enjoyed playing with Lynette, since we both played at similar levels. Kristen was better than either of us, but I don’t think that any of us saw Jackie play. We were still leery of pool hustlers with the last name “Lombardi.”
“I’ll play,” Jackie smiled.
“I’d rather just hang around up here, Kris, unless you really need a fourth,” Lynette said.
“I’ll stay up here and keep Lynette happy,” I said.
Kristen looked at me for a moment and then smiled. “All right, Jim.”
Jackie and Kristen left the apartment to go downstairs.
Lynette gave me a smile. “The cheerleaders have a great friend in you.”
I shrugged. “Jackie said that you told her that Merry wouldn’t have a problem with the initiation.”
“That’s right.”
“OK. I like hearing from you instead of second hand,” I said. “Not that I think that Jackie would lie to me.”
Lynette nodded.
During the two weeks that Kristen was gone, Lynette and I grew closer together. She wasn’t going to be replacing Kristen for my main affections, but I started to understand her better.
“Why did you turn down a game of pool?” I asked.
“I had a feeling that Kristen will try to get Jackie into the shower down there. I… I sometimes think that she’s going to get bored of me.”
“Bored of you?” I asked, truly surprised.
Lynette shrugged. “Kristen tells you she loves you every day. She sometimes tells me, but not very often.”
I smiled. “She loves you very much, Lynette. I think Kris tells me so often because she’s scared shitless that I might find somebody else.”