Dox and Breeze cont.

[Dox Paradox]

Dox allowed himself to be led along by the little neko, looking around at the enormous mansion for nothing in particular but archiving routes of escape, entry, hiding places, and security cameras. The house.... well estate since multiple houses could fit into it was three stories, and if he had to guess the master bedroom was somewhere on the second floor but currently he was being led around the first floor, wondering if there was honestly a lack of bathing accommodations on the ground floor. The little kitty seemed nervous, but Dox had no intention of harming her and actually fully planned on doing whatever was required until he chose his chance to escape. The room she had led him into seemed somewhat less extravagant than the rest of the house, and due to the books lining the wall and the slightly more homely look guessed it belonged to the neko he was following.

It made sense for her to bring him to her own room for cleaning seeing as she seemed to be the one in charge of his arrival, and guessed she was favored by the mistress of the house. She led him into the enormous bathroom and stood by the large tub that could easily fit a group of sex. So it was bath time was it? Dox had no inhibitions about being naked in front of others as he was once use to being examined, but only recently had taken to covering himself to give the slavers a hard time. He stripped all the way down right there in front of her until naked, and carefully stepped into the tub wit his tail curled around his waist. His body was heavily muscled, but not grossly over muscled which left him with a disturbingly flexibility and maneuverability that few but those who knew him could comprehend for someone his size. His body was pale from lack of sun, but more disturbing were the collection of darker more tan scars that marred the otherwise very smooth skin.

There were obvious whip scars, but others suggested different means of injury that some were nearly impossible to determine. Some appeared to be the ragged slashes of an animals claws, while others looked to be where his skin had been split by a blunt object. And still there were blotches here and there that couldn't be determined by any accept a physician. Through the scars, he was still counted as very physically attractive which added to the meager price that had been offered for one so dangerous. Reaching over and taking the liquid soap, Dox began to lather and scrub his hide as he hadn't had a proper bath in a long time, but specifically left his messy hair for her to clean. She looked like she had really soft hands, and he wanted her to wash his ears as he hadn't felt anything like the warmth or gentle touch of anyone in a very long time.

 

[Breeze]

Well, she couldn't say she had been expecting him to simply take his clothes off when they got into the bathroom. But then again, this male had done nothing but suprise her so far. She was really quite surprised she still had a head! Her eyes were fixed on his face when he suddenly began shedding his clothes. Her face showed utter confusion, and then she glanced down. Of course she hadn't meant to, and he had just turned so all she got a look of was his rear end, but it was still enough to have her gasping and squeezing her eyes shut. She had lead a very sheltered life. He should of said something, so she could of at least turned her back!

A moment later he was safe in the water. Walking up behind him, she watched closely, wondering if she was even going to have to get herh ands wet. It seemed he was either leaving his hair for last or expected her to do it. Well, she would. Technically, she was suppose to wash /all/ of him, but she had a feeling that was a task she wouldn't be able to take on. Standing behind him she thought of how she wanted to position herself. A moment later he had one of her slender legs on either side of him. The skirts of her dress had been shed, leaving her in her short leggings so she wouldn't get them wet. She seemed more comfortable touching him now. It might be because he hadn't laid a finger on her yet.

"I'm going to wash your hair." she mumbled quietly, looking down at his head. She lifted her hand, still dry, running it through his hair first before her delicate fingertips found his left ear. She carressed the fur their, her own ears twitching, her tail swaying behind her. She stopped quickly, cupping her hands and getting water to dump over his head, repeating the action several times. She looked at all the brilliant smelling shampoos she had at her disposal and picked something that wasn't all /that/ feminine. He certainly wasn't. She worked up a lather ontop of his head, her touch even gentler then usual, though she wasn't really paying attention to what she was doing. She was busy examining all the scars she could see. How utterly horrible.

"Y-you'll be under my charge for a little while." Breeze spoke quietly, curling her toes in the water. "Mistress will only be with you for a portion of the day, and then you are to return to me. Depending on your behavior she said you would either bunk with me or sleep in the cells downstairs." She had a bit of a disgusted tone in her voice mentioning the dungeon. "My room is small, but it's comfortable...so don't do anything stupid, alright?" She was rubbing the shampoo into his ears then, leaning forward and waiting for some sort of acknowledgement.

 

[Dox Paradox]

Dox relaxed as he let the hot water work it's magic on his hide, glad at last to be clean as he took a bar soap and washed the rest of his body under the water so as to not further scandalize her. The feeling of her legs against him was more than he had expected her to do, and the way she ran her hands through his head made him shiver slightly. But it was the way she suddenly began fondling his ear that got the first real reaction out of him in the form of a very deep and relaxed sigh. The feel of her hands working the grime and muck out of his head was equally nice as he waited for her to finish up before dunking his head under to rinse it out. While he waited he took more of the same shampoo she had used and began working the soap into his tail before she unknowingly got another reaction out of him.

She began really working the soap into his ears, which were one of the most sensitive parts of his body, and he realized she was probably waiting for him to respond but he honestly didn't feel like it. He was enjoying the attention she was showing his ears, and carefully he let his head lull to the side and rest warily on her left leg. For the first time he really did feel the years of fatigue that had been weighing on him but for once in his life he was given a moments pause to at the very least rest his head as he was doing now. Instinctively his tail had wrapped affectionately around her other leg while he let her work for but a few moments before he slipped away from her to dunk his head and rinse his ears, hair, and tail in the now murky soapy water.

For the barest of moments, he had shown her a softer side that no living creature had ever seen in him for the past five years, and the weight of hiding himself and toughing everything out had made him bone wary in ways that no amount of sleep could fix. But he couldn't risk showing her anything more than this at the moment for fear of betrayal. In this way she knew even if it was for the briefest moment he wasn't the cold blooded murderer that most had referenced him with but instead was something more hidden under the layers of silence. She would have to seek if she was going to find anything else of note from him but for now he had to brace himself for the mistress, and dull his senses again so as to dull the pain to come.

Dox stood suddenly, careful not to splash her with the falling water and easily stepped out of the bath onto the bathroom rug where he plucked the towel from the rack and dried himself. When he was dry he stood with his back to her before looking back and for a single moment, reflected the affection from the way she had treated him within his crimson eyes before they once more dulled and hardened into the animal that everyone else viewed him as as he awaited her to get her skirts back on. He doubted she had cloths prepared unless the mistress wanted him dressed but normally they chose to view their new pets nude.

 

[Breeze]

He never answered her, and that really did seem to upset her. She tensed and held her breath before letting go a depressed sigh. Her mistress, well, she didn't want anything to happen to this man. Knowing Ki, he could end up half dead in some back alley if he really dissapointed her. Breeze shuddered at the thought. Even if he looked like a monster, that didn't mean he was one. And even if he was, no one deserved that. At least in her eyes they didn't.

His actions, though, brought her out of her terrible thoughts. What was he doing? Leaning against her like that, so affectionate. The little kitty was beyond confused, her fingers stopping their gentle work as she just watched him. He was surprising her again. She wondered when it would stop. He tensed up again a moment later and moved before getting out of the tub. She remained hwere she was, not watching him but the murky water that was swirling downwards now that she'd pulled the plug. He was just so hard to understand. But then, all those scars, his silent ways, he must of had such a horrible life.

Standing, she quickly dried her legs and feet before pulling her skirts back on. She wished she could dress herself rather then having Ki pick out everything she wore. Once ready, she glanced back at Dox. "I don't have any clothes for you. Mistress must not of know your size... While you go see her, I'll make a shirt and some shorts for you." She smiled gently, having caught that look he had given her. She moved to his side and took his forearm, pulling him from the bathroom, out of her room and up the stairs to the second floor. She had somewhat slowed her pace, not wanting to have to hand Dox over to her mistress, but it wasn't long before they reached the big, redwood double doors. She knocked quietly before pushing the door open. Pushing Dox inside and in front of her, she stood on her toes, trying to get closer to his head, but it was still so far away. "Please, be good."

She turned to leave, tripping, and head butting the door frame. There was a soft, feminine giggle that came from inside the room, probably the bed, where the curtains were drawn. Breeze sobbed quietly before quickly closing the doors and shuffling away. As soon as she was gone, Ki made her presense known. She pushed the curtains aside, sliding easily off her giant bed. Instantly he could see the resemblence she held to Breeze. She was a fair deal taller, older, and more matured but the hair, the eyes, and even their clothes were the exact same. Well, the emotion in her eyes wasn't quite the same as Breeze's. She had a sort of meanacing gleam in them.

"Breeze, isn't see adorable?" Ko crooned. Her voice was louder, more confident then the other cat. Her tail was fashioned like a belt around her waist, her ears perked, excited. "Not much your type, I'm sure. Very breakable. I was almost reluctant to let her take care of you. I was afraid you might accidentally..." She trailed off as she approached. She was taller then Breeze, but still quite shorter then Dox. She was grinning up at Dox as she reached out to touch his chest, gently raking her sharp nails over the skin. He would certainly keep her entertained.

 

[Dox Paradox]

When she took him by the forearm to lead him away, Dox allowed him the tiniest smile at her kindness. It had been far to long since he had been shown any feelings other than what a person would show some feral crazed animal that might maul and kill them then sooner look at them. And though he wanted to stay with the kind kitty, he knew it was not meant to be that way. She had led him to the master bedroom where he had guessed right as being on the top floor, and when Breeze had turned to leave, he wanted to show her concern of how she had hit her head but knew better. It turned out to be the correct choice as he heard the giggle from the bed where he had sniffed out the other neko when they first entered the room. She was taller than Breeze, but held such a striking resemblance that they could have been easily pegged as siblings but Dox knew better. She smelled good, but her scent was different from breeze, not only that there wasn't the soft kindness in her that he had felt from breeze. There was only the cruelty he was so very use to from so many others, and was reminded of how his first mistress had betrayed him and turned him into the person he was now.

It was the right choice to show no concern for Breeze, considering the way the woman spoke of her and how easily she could have been broken. Better the wench knew he loved and cared for nothing and was in fact the animal many had seen him as. She was beautiful, but Dox knew it to be shallow hypocrisy of what she really was and demonstrated with raking her Her claws over his chest and smiling at him the whole time. She must have known his record, how he could simply take her and beat her body against the wall or brick or desk until the life left her ruined body but still she chose to be cruel. And yet he would not give her the satisfaction of showing things as shallow as weakness or pain. He didn't flinch, more, or even inhale as one of her nails went too deep and left a sharp little scratch that openly wept blood. His muscles were already so tensed there was no apparent motion but that of his looking down into her eyes. The look was mixed with every ounce of despise, hate, and utter loathing for what she did to living beings, and showed her the thoughts of him considering dashing her body into a mangled mess. It was much the same way an ape might pick a flea from it's hide and look at it with agitation before crushing it between it's teeth.

 

[Breeze]

He was everything she had been expecting him to be. She could only grin bigger at that. Such a vicious animal, they had said. So dangerous! Well, she needed a little spark of excitment in her life. A little risk. Besides, any of those that knew her closely knew that she could well take care of herself. Sure, if he managed to get her pinned there would be nothing she could do, but she was faster then he was, and it would be beyond easily to swipe and his throat and watch him bleed to death on the floor if it had to come to that.

"Oh, calm down! And stop looking at me like that. I don't plan to hurt you. Only if you hurt me, or don't do exactly what I say. I wouldn't advise either." she snarled softly. Then, she was behind him, and there was a sharpe pain, all the way around his neck, as she snapped a heavy collar around it with what seemed like spikes on it, but they were facing inward rather then outward, easily sinking into his sink. It fastned in the back, unable to come off unless she unlocked it. She back away then, not really knowing what to expect his reaction to be. "Just a little caution on my part." She purred up at him as she moved back around in front of him, this time keeping them apart with a few feet. "And eletric collar. I could easily send enough electricity through your veins to kill you, but I wouldn't want to do that...so I suggest you be a good boy."

She looked absolutly thrilled as she looked at him now, seeing that blood running from his neck and chest. Her ears were pinned down now and she couldn't help but getting hot. Such a magnificent beast. "Now, I don't suppose you have a name?"

 

[Dox Paradox]

Dox was not a creature to be trifled with, nor pawed at nor tortured as she would see fit. And she had another thing coming altogether if she thought that she could so easily make him obey her. It was time for a demonstration, and though he knew that doing so wouldn't help his situation, it would make hers much more complicated. The collar she put on hurt like hell, and he didn't doubt that the charge was probably lethal, but such was her folly to think something like the prospect of death or horrible pain would honestly scare him. There was blood running down his body easily now from this neck, which only served to enrage him even more as his neck was particularly sensitive. And what sickened him all the more was the way she seemed to become sexually aroused by it.

His right hand came up to finger the collar, though his eyes never left hers and tensing his legs gave it a hard jerk. The subsequent shock was enough to raise every hair on his tail, and it hurt worse than any collar he had on before which he make a point in remembering. Custom, just for him. She must have thought herself clever but he'd just throw that into her face too as he jerked on it harder and kept the pressure on it this time. The shock was astounding, his eyes filling with stars as the thing revved itself into a more powerful charge with his tampering, and worse yet the spikes digging deeper into his neck. But that was the mistake after all was over kill on the pain factor. His own blood was starting to sizzle, but there was a tell tale pop and crackle of the mechanics inside the device being ruined and shorting out. The battery didn't have a chance to discharge fully before it literally blew off of his neck outward leaving the ruined collar in his hand.

He was dizzy, and sweating with a slight pant to his breathing before he threw the bloodied ruined collar she had probably spent some time thinking up at her feet. His hand came up one final time to finger his now cut and openly bleeding neck that included burns from the blowing of the device, and sinking his finger into once such hole removed a portion of a spike that had lodged there. If his neck wasn't tensed that would have probably killed him but what was life without pissing in someones eye. Rolling it in his finger for just a moment, he flicked it away impudently letting it clang off something out of his line of vision. "Dox." Was all he said as he looked into her eyes with that same look along with another aspect which was glaringly obvious that said nice try bitch, try harder.

 

[Breeze]

Well, that had been quite the display of will and raw power. She watched the collar being tossed away before her eyes flicked back to him. He was injured badly but that didn't seem to bother him in the slightest. Of course, he was already covered with scars from beatings probably far worse then ripping that collar off. It was strange to her that he didn't charge at her the moment the collar was gone. This man...beyond had her interest! She was tense and obvious excitment shone in her eyes. She would have to think of something else, a different percaution that he couldn't break off. Maybe she'd have a chip attached to his skull. She had heard that worked quite well. Expensive, risky, but she had too much money and too much to risk to care.

"Very nice, Dox." she purred. "You've built up quite the tolerance for pain, which is a shame. I don't know how I'll get any sort of rise out of you now." She paused then as the door swung open, smacking Dox in the bottom. "Mistress!" Breeze squealed, jumping into the room. She was armed with a broom and there were a couple more servants behind her, and they all looked terrified. Apparantly they had been hanging around close to the room because they had heard the agony Dox had been putting the collar through. Breeze had expected the worse, that perhaps that loud cracking sound have been Ki being broken in half. She was very suprised that Ki was still very much in tact, and Dox was bleeding like crazy. Her jaw dropped, as did the jaws behind her.

"Breeze!" Ki hissed. She was upon the other neko in an instant, pulling her by the tail away from the door and slamming it in the other servants' faces. She dragged the smaller cat toward the bed, smacking her a few good times before sitting her down. "If you /must/ know what I'm doing, you might as well stay and watch." Ki snarled cruely, giving her another good smack. She might of been the mistress's favorite but that didn't mean she didn't get knocked around a good amount of the time. Still, Breeze looked completely uneffected, just a little red in the face. Her eyes were still fixed on Dox, and she looked rather close to vomitting.

Ki turned back to Dox, smiling once again. "So sorry about that, dearest." she purred before sighing softly. "It seems everyone wants to interupt us...I really need to know how to get you to play, though."

 

[Dox Paradox]

Dox was let the slightest bit of surprise show as he saw just how many people had been gathered around the door before Ki seemed to lose her temper and fling the door shut in their faces. And then he felt pity for the way he saw her smacking Breeze around but let nothing show towards it. If he ever wanted to protect her or harbor any sort of affection he couldn't let her see it or she'd use her against him. Dox thought about her question for just a few moments before he came up with the answer. Most considered him a brutal and crazed animal, and though an animal he was, few if any remembered just how calculating and cunning he had been before he had his breakdown. It should have been obvious with the way he had escaped and killed and generally made the slavers handling him have nightmares about his name and person, but few got the point.

He had shown her just how brutally powerful he was, and how easily he could take pain that would cripple or kill others of weaker stature, but he would give her just the smallest taste of just how intelligent he was. "Freedom" Was his only reply to her question, and he would see just how intelligent his new mistress was. Most stupid people would deny it and simply peg him as an animal pacing his cage wanting to be released. But that wasn't his goal yet. The answer left her with more than a few difficult questions to answer herself, and the complications that would follow with it's implications. He gave her what he wanted, but it was up to her to think of a way to both give and take but the problem he intentionally gave her was this. There was no win win situation for her, and regardless of what she did he would gain out of it no matter how much she might want to make him suffer.

But there was a catch to his answer. It was simple and blunt, but hid his acknowledgment of consent. If she let him have something he'd like, he would obey her and free her of the task of trying to figure out some awe inspiring torture to force his hand. And even then there wasn't much left besides cleanly killing him which would ruin the challenge to begin with. He gave her what she wanted, a way to convince him to play with her but left her with questions that had driven previous masters insane.

 

[Breeze]

Ki's face twisted at his answer. She knew instantly what he meant. She wasn't stupid. She could have him if she set him free, gave him the freedom he had been fighting for. But how was she to know he'd keep up his end of the bargain? And she couldn't free him completely, she'd never see him again if she did. She seemed to be mulling through her thoughts, no longer looking at him. Breeze was, though. She was frowning. Did he actually think she would just let him go? No, he'd give her what she wanted and there was a very high chance that if he intended to run after that, she'd kill him. Ki was such a horrible person. Breeze's stomach was in a knot and her hands, tail, and ears were twitching. If she could just wrap up his neck to stop the bleeding...

"I'm afraid I can't give that to you, not now." she said, her voice was dull and she looked absolutly disatisfied. It was clear that she wasn't getting him tonight. "I need time to think. I'm sure, though, we can compromise." she flashed a small, fanged grin before she turned to Breeze. "Take him away, make sure he doesn't bleed on the carpet anywhere else." Breeze looked utterly shocked. That was it?! She was sure Dox would be in for it come tomorrow, then. She got up and bowed quickly before rushing to Dox's side and attempting to drag him out the door and back toward her room.

As soon as they were out of Ki's hearing range she slapped him, as hard as she could on the hand. Though, in her case as hard as she could it probably felt like a bug bite to him. "I told you not to do anything stupid!" she sobbed. "Look at you! You're going to practically bleed to death or something!"

 

[Dox Paradox]

Dox hated to say nothing, to just let her sob as she took him away towards her room to be patched up. But he would be careful not to link her to himself in anyway accept his keeper. Ki could never find out his affection or she'd torture her and he didn't want that pain placed on anyone. He could take everything that could be thrown but with Ki it wouldn't be the same torture games, it would be chess. And a mistake could cost Breeze's innocence and far more. When they did get back to her room, he noticed that she had closed and locked the door behind her which afforded them privacy. He found on a small table a roll of paper towels, and pressed a wad of them into his ruined neck to starch the flow of blood. He wasn't bleeding much anymore as most of the cuts and punctures had clotted but after a moment he walked back over to her.

Leaning down to her, he took her cheek in his left hand which had a bit of blood on it before leaning down and very gently nipping the length of her soft ear. Another step in how far he had shown affection as he murmured tiredly to her but in a soft voice. "Enough little kitty. I will not die nor can your mistress do to me what hasn't already been done at length." He rubbed her cheek, before his hand slid up to fondle her soft ear gently and gave her a tired but affectionate smile. "I will live." His face became suddenly very sad and worried as he looked into the soft and still tear streaked face, his own blood smeared a bit on her cheek when he spoke again sadly. "I have little to make me happy, and your kindness is a softness I have not known for so very long. It grieves me deeply to see you harmed, do not try to interfere again little kitty. I do not want to cry over your mangled body should you enrage your mistress." He slowly walked into the bathroom, and turned on the cold water of the tub to fill it slightly before moving to sit on the edge to clean the blood now coating a good deal of his body.

 

[Breeze]

Breeze had been planning on lecturing him, though there wasn't too much she could say to prevent his actions when he was with Ki. He seemed to have his mind set on how he wanted to handle things. It hurt her to think about it. He was tough, a lot tougher then she was but she knew that he still felt pain, even though he didn't cry and sob like she would. It still hurt, she knew it hurt, so everytime he said or did something that brought him harm, she'd cry, just like she did from all of Ki's other victims.

Of course, she didn't get the chance to lecture him when he approached her again, touching her and making her blush a lot harder then she wated. Her sensative ears twitched madly against the feel of his teeth and then his hands. She didn't feel any of the raw stregth she saw in him when he touched her. It was so gentle. How could he do it? And his word, the first full sentances he had spoken to her, so kind and loving. He wasn't anything like he looked at all with that affectionate spark in his eyes. His last words, however, they hurt, and it showed all over her face. Her mangled body? But Ki would never...and why should he...

When he walked into the bathroom, she waited for a very long time, thinking, before she finaly followed. She moved silently to his side, sitting on the tub's edge, not yet looking up at him. She was silent for a moment more before speaking, starting out soft but then leaning into something maybe aggressive, though it was nearly impossible for her. "You don't deserve what Ki is going to do with you, I don't want to see it done. I know you're strong, I know you can handle it..." she looked up at him, then. "But if you don't want me getting into it, then you /have/ to do what Ki says! You have to! You can't actually think I'm going to let you get torn apart while I sit aside! I'm not as strong as you but I can take what Ki dishes out. I have before..." Her voice was pained and the scar on her back, hidden from his vision, burned at the thought.

"Why can't you just listen to her?" She was practically begging now.

 

[Dox Paradox]

Dox had finished cleaning himself, his wounds sore and painful yet not to much so to keep him from sleep as he listened to her carefully. She was so very sweet, and her kindness was something that amazed him. He knew kindness before, but never such that was so very pure and innocent. She truly did care about him, and yet she knew nothing of him nor of who he was aside from what he had shown her. It warmed him, and grieved him at the same time knowing she'd be harmed on his account weather he tried to protect her or not but he would keep his vigil. He would do what must be done to make sure she was not harmed but he couldn't stop her from throwing herself in harms way on his account. The only thing he could truly do was something he had a slight inhibition of showing at first, but when he heard the begging in her voice the small smile he had just for her tugged at his lips as he dried himself off.

She was still looking at him with a pleading look even though he hadn't turned to her yet, and could feel her eyes on him and more specifically the now ragged looking wound circling his neck when he sighed deeply. He walked out of the bathroom, knowing she'd follow, knowing she'd still plead and beg him to obey but he knew that his freedom would cost him dearly, and though it might hurt both him and her he couldn't obey her totally and expect to be released. When she was close to his back, Dox sat on the edge of her bed, and easily slipped his powerful arms around her with his left arm around her waist and his right hand moving to cradle the back of her head. And there he held her gently against his body, and again found him self shuddering with the old feelings of warmth and affection he had abandoned so long ago and forgot his place in life to know her warmth and kindness. "I will do my best for you, but please. For my sake, don't throw yourself in harms way."

Very gently he tilted his head painfully, and kissed her cheek softly before at last letting her soft warm body go already missing her warmth and the clean smell of both her and the scent she gave off. He was now more tired than he could ever remember, and after standing slowly and shakily, retreated from her into a cleared corner of the room. It was there he curled up both on himself and into himself as he shook once more and was asleep. He was tired from more than just the blood loss, and needed time to rest but still he could smell her body and scent, and this coaxed him into a deeper sleep yet.

 

[Breeze]

He said he'd do his best for her, and she believed him. She believed this man she didn't barly even know, and she cared about him dearly. Her feelings she hadn't really come to understand yet. With time, though, she figured she would. She'd have to know him a bit better, and now that he was talking maybe it would be easier. All she knew now was the feeling of bliss as he held her, and when she left her heart was beating away in her chest for him. She watched him there in the corner until he was sound asleep. She changed her clothes into bedwear before dragging the pillows and covers off her bed and over to his corner. She stuffed a pillow behind him and draped the blanket over him before curling up beneath it as well at his feet. Within moments she was sound asleep, thinking of him.

---

Morning came too quickly. She was actually nocturnal by nature so she always woke up early but when she woke this time, she was still tired. It wasn't even dawn yet. Dox was still asleep, and she didn't plan on waking him any time soon. He was exhausted. He needed the rest. Ki was totally nocturnal. She would be just going to bed. The wouldn't have to deal with her again until night fell. But Breeze had a lot to take care of. She pulled on a robe and left the room for several hours, leaving Dox a note incase he woke saying that he needed to stay put and she'd be back. Of course, when she came back he was still asleep. She was grinning at the sight of him before she retreated to the bathroom to bathe.

Running the water, she wondered just how long he was going to be asleep. Who knew. She slipped into the water, intending to soak for a good hour. And she sang. The entire time, she sang. Her voice resembled everything sweet, just like her. Her own ears twitched contently at the sound as she played with a bar of soap.

 

[Dox Paradox]

Dox wasn't quite as soundly asleep as she had thought as he felt her come close to him and curl up to sleep at his side. Living like an animal had the tendency of making a person like an animal, and he opened his eyes each time in the night when she moved or shifted in sleep. He knew when she rose and wanted to pull her against him because he could sense her own fatigue but she probably had things that had to be done, and he would not bring trouble for her. When she did leave he was left to sleep uninterrupted until she returned, and still he pretended to sleep out of sheer habit. It was easiest to get the drop on someone when they thought he was sleeping even though he knew she wouldn't harm him habit dictated he stay there for a moment to observe.

It was then he heard her bathing in the bathroom, and listened to the wonderful sound of her voice as she sang which almost coaxed him back into sleeping but it was time for him to shift at last. And shift he did but with the utter silence he had learned to move with due to a life of playing rabbit and wolf with his old would be hunters. He made the bed, recalling the proper way when he had once been a faithful slave and even slipped into the bathroom unannounced and unheard due to her singing. By the time she had opened her eyes from a particularly beautiful verse she had been singing Dox was sitting on a small stool behind the tub and gently patted her head. He had anticipated her jerk and yell, which is why his other hand soon followed to her shoulder to keep her from slamming her head into something or getting up and harming herself in an equally clumsy manner.

Dox was still having trouble communicating, but after reaching past her so she would know exactly who it was he picked up the shampoo and decided to return the favor of washing his hair yesterday by doing so with her. Her hair was already wet, so carefully, enjoying the feel of her soft hair and the smell of both her and the shampoo he talked to the best of his ability. "I'm sorry for startling you. It is not often that I have someone who I can show kindness or other things to, and wondered if you wanted your hair washed like you did mine yesterday. Forgive me coming in without word, it's hard for me to remember announcing my movements, and it looked like you were concentrating on the song. Your singing is pretty." Dox, for all his gruff demeanor suddenly found himself... stiffening when he realized she was quite naked and he could see her but with the same ease he shoved those thoughts out and thought about stalking and the general things he used to keep from getting killed.

It was true that nine out of ten times he was totally naked, but it didn't help that it was obvious he was well gifted. He needn't be scaring her with a full blown hard on with him naked as is.

 

[Breeze]

Yes, she jerked, and screamed, and flailed a little bit, too. She had splashed him pretty good in her little flail, too. It wasn't her fault. She was lucky he had grabbed her shoulder. She probably would of gotten up and slipped, hit her head and had a concussion. It had happened before. She clamed down instantly when she saw his arm, craning her head back to look at him then. A different panic came over her, however. Even though she was covered by the water, he could still see somewhat. There was nothing wrong with her body, minus the scar on her back that stretched from her left shoulder, down nearly to her hip. Still, she was beyond embaressed. She covered her breasts, arms crossing over her chest, her cheeks just as pink as ever.

"N-no! It's alright, really. I-I'm a little jumpy, though, sorry. You're very quiet. You'd think with my big ears..." she laughed softly, still blushing just as hard as ever. She sat very still there in the bath, feeling his rough hands running gently through her hair. She liked it, having someone else touch her. Or maybe it was just him. Well, whatever it was, he was going to have her purring in moments if he didn't quit. "Thank you. I love singing. I always have. I suppose my mother use to sing to me or something, because I know a lot of songs. I don't really like singing in front of other people, though." She could remember when Ki forced her to sing at all those dinner parties. She had stopped when Breeze lost her voice from all the practicing Ki had been forcing upon her.

"It's good to be sneaky..." she said suddenly. "But since you're living here now, I'll have to make you remember your manners! I'll get in trouble if you don't." She winced at the thought. He was, after all, her responsibility. This had been so much easier with the other servants and slaves, most of which had been meek female maids.

 

[Dox Paradox]

Dox continued to wash her hair until it was finished, and found a wooden half bowl and filled it with hot water to rinse her hair. "I think your ears are very cute." He answered her for the first time when she commented about her ears before gently caressing and rubbing them. He liked them very much indeed, and continued to rub them as he listened to her talking about her singing. He could imagine her when she was just a young little kitty, in her momma's lap and singing her heart out and it brought a warm smile to his lips as he scratched right where her right ear met her head. He didn't mind being drenched as the bathroom was quite steamy from all the hot water in the tub. Though he did not fail to see the scar that streaked her back from shoulder to hip, and he almost felt himself growling at the thought of someone harming a woman so very kind.

But he pushed that feeling down as he leaned forward and rested his cheek softly right between her ears before petting them again. "I'll try to make myself noticed to at least a few people so they know I'm moving around and not in the same room all day. I guess that would be normal." He thought about it for a bit before he gave up that train of thought and continued his affectionate attention of her ears while he asked her a few questions. "I'm guessing I was correct in pegging Ki for being nocturnal, but I wonder why she doesn't allow you to be of the same respect. If you want, I can teach you how to reset your circadian clock so that you'll feel more rested sleeping at night and working through the day." He thought about what he said for a moment before he realized it would be better to be simply honest with her.

"I'm sorry for not telling you, I knew when you left this morning. The same as I knew when you moved to my side and every time you shifted in sleep at night. It will be some time before I can ever sleep without waking at the slightest movement or noise, but it does not bother me to wake and fall asleep many times in the night. I slept very well with you so close and warming the blanket you draped over me. But you need not sleep at my feet, you can always curl along my back or front if you'd prefer. Your scent helps me sleep more deeply." Dox hadn't communicated in a long time, and was terribly blunt when he was a good slave. Now it seemed though he said exactly what was on his mind and what he was thinking when he wished to regardless of modesty, but he didn't have very much seeing he was naked usually.

 

[Breeze]

His compliment made her smile, and now she really was purring. It was a soft sound, but he could feel it simply by touching her, it caused her torso to vibrate. The sound seemed very natural coming from her, and if he knew anything at least this way he would really know she was enjoying herself. "Your ears are cute, too...O-or handsome! O-or..." she trailed off, frowning at her horrible way with words. Well, at least she had tried. She was smiling again a moment later, leaning back and relaxing enough to let her arms slid back down to her sides since that really didn't seem to be what he was interested in.

"Well, you will be in the same room, most of the day. Probably here. Ki will tell me when you can wander the house without me. I don't like leaving my room unless I have to, though." she clarified, glancing over her shoulder before quickly looking in front of herself again, blushing. "Umm, yes. Mistress is only awake in the evening. She wants me up to deal with everything. I'm pretty much in charge when she's not around or asleep. Everyone likes me. I keep them out of trouble with Ki, so, yeah." she smiled. She was doing everyone else a favor. Keeping them out of harm's way, at least. It did surprise her that the servants listened to her still. She had always been afraid of them banning together against her or something.

When he rested his head ontop of hers she purred a little louder. She liked this, this attention, affection. It wasn't something she was really use to. She gave so much but never recieved. Still, she welcomed this with open arms. "I'm sorry." she said instantly. "About waking you up all those times. I didn't know." But he said it was okay. Maybe he'd get use to it. She was just suprised he was okay with her sleeping next to him like that. "You know, instead of sleeping on the floor, you can sleep on the bed. I mean, if that's what you want." she was scrambling for words because she didn't know if she had the right ones. She was blushing again.

 

[Dox Paradox]

Dox smiled gently with the purring he was now receiving from her. That in and of itself was a treat for him as it was a sound that mirrored pure happiness, and it gave him a terribly warm feeling that he was the one causing her so much pleasure so as to purr. Carefully, he nuzzled her head gently with her words, smiling at how very cute this little kitten was. After a moment, he smiled again at how she seemed to stumble over her offer to join her in bed during the night, and Dox for the first time felt his own cheeks reddening at the prospect but he continued to nuzzle very gently. "I would love nothing more than sleep by your side and know your warmth. It has been a cold and lonely past few years, it would be nice knowing what happiness truly was once more." Slowly his arms circled around her and very gently he hugged her, nuzzling her soft fresh head and ears very gently in his own little show of affection for her. It would be worth while being able to sleep by her side even if Ki put him through hell but as all things that bring us the most joy, so did this have to end and very carefully he let her go and stood.

"It is time for us to get ready little kitty, the night fast approaches and Ki will be awake soon." There was no way to tell the time inside of the bathroom, but just as he was able to tell how others, moved and how to properly stalk and sneak past someone like he had done with her earlier, he could tell the passage of time even through the haze of happiness. "I'm sorry if I appear cold and when I'm approaching Ki, but I.... retreat into my self to help protect my mind from damage. It helps dull the pain, but I will do my best not to enrage her and give her reason to torture me." Already his voice glistened with the razor edge it carried when he addressed others he had not confirmed to being friends, and slowly he prepared himself for the new trails to come. Handing her a towel, he dried himself with another and placed it into a hamper before waiting by the door for her to finish. He spoke plainly so that she could still hear him while she got ready. "I don't want you standing by the door again once you leave me with her. There are more forms of pain than the physical aspect, and I have already told you I'll do my best so I don't want you there to hear..." His voice caught and his ears drooped. "It's easier for me when I'm on my own and I don't have to worry about you getting hurt for my sake. Please, when you leave me come back here as I would like to go to sleep after whatever she has in store for me."

 

[Breeze]

Breeze smiled sweetly back up at him. "I'll keep you warm in bed, then!" she was grinning. She really had yet to think of a relationship past friendship and comforting eachother, but it would soon cross her mind, of course it would, if things kept up like this. It was already hard not to think about him every moment. For the time being, he was her life. He would be what consumed her, what made her truly happy.

Slowly, she stepped out of the water, taking the towel and wrapping it tight around herself. "I understand." she said quietly to him, and she did. Of course she didn't want him hurting at all, but anything to dull his pain she was down for. She dressed quickly behind him before rushing up to him, wrapping her arms around his waist in a little hug. "I'll stay away then, if you promise to listen to her...Just be good, Dox." She let him go then, dashing around him and toward the dresser near the bed. "Look!" she exclaimed happily, pulling out a simple, plain button up white shirt and black pants. "I made them...you can wear them later." Right now he had no need for them, of course. But tomorrow... She set them on the bed before returning to him, taking him arm. The hurt that suddenly filled her was plain for him to see. She really didn't want to hand him over to Ki, but she had to.

"I'll have something for you to eat before you go to sleep...We should probably go now." She lead him to the door and out it, heading for the stairs. She looked very upset, and anyone could tell. At least he stayed strong. He could be strong for both of them, then.

 

[Dox Paradox]

Dox could only smile at the soft hug she gave him, and that smile broadened until his ears drooped gently with pleasure at the sight of cloths. His cloths that she had made for him. It made him surprisingly extremely happy but then he caught sight of that sad look in her eyes. He hated to leave her in such a sad state, but he had to do what was necessary after all. Before they left, he gave her one final stroke upon her soft ears before leaving the sanctity of her room and Dox once more crawled into that cold spot inside of him and regained the demeanor that was proper for an animal. It was terribly depressing to leave the little kitten's company, but there was no other choice, and after they arrived at Ki's door Dox wanted nothing more than to hug her and kiss her cheek gently but he could not do so.

She opened the door, and instead of finding Ki in her bed or behind the desk the sound of the shower could be heard, and carefully though as Dox could see grudgingly, breeze and left him at last. Dox suddenly found himself lost in thought as he looked around the room and silently moved towards her desk thinking about how warm Breeze felt against his body, and the feel of her hugging him. He realized suddenly that if he still knew how to cry he would be doing so now but the only feeling he could express was a look of such utter fatigue that it made his ears droop. He was so very tired of the games, of playing chest with his body and every day being reminded of just how much pain he could withstand and how long and hard he had been tortured to gain such abilities.

His deep thoughts were probably the reason for not hearing her approach the bathroom door and instead hearing the knob turn and click before the door opened. His body was still slightly slouched from his own wariness, and ears drooped with fatigue when he heard her walking out, and found that he was currently fingering a delicate crystal glass due to the feel of it's cool surface and odd cut. She would see him straighten, the corded muscles along his body slowly straining and growing rigid and his ears rising before pasting back in the mannerism of a predator before he slowly turned to her and gave her the same disdainful look he had reserved just for her. Let her wonder at what had brought on such a moment of pure emotion for a while to come, she would never see that side of his affection.

 

[Breeze]

Closing the door behind Dox, that was where Breeze stood for the longest time. Longer then she should have, and she knew it. But really, she couldn't help herself. Every moment of not knowing what that woman was doing to him was killing her. Finally she forced herself away from the door. She had promised Dox. To keep herself busy, she make him another set of clothes, and then the best food he had eaten in his entire life! She'd make his smile, and then maybe the could forget his scars.


When Ki did finally step out of the shower, she was not at all suprised to see Dox their in her room. She was wrapped up tightly in a towel, another one in her hands, drying her hair as she slowly approached. Her additude was a little bit different. It was more mad today. She was still stewing about the situation, what exactly she was going to say. To be honest, she had yet to come up with anything at all that she really liked. She had nothing to use against this man. He had no weaknesses, physically or mentally, and their was no one besides himself she could toy with. Yes, it certainly wasn't a situation she liked, at all.

"Hello, Dox. You're looking quite nice today." she purred softly, rubbing one of her ears gently with the towel. "I'm sure little Breeze is going to have dreams about that for the rest of her life, though." she said, motioning toward his body. "I suppose I should get you something to wear...but it's useless. I have no need for you to wear clothing." She sighed, coming to a stop with several feet between them. "Breeze will just have to suffer...It's about time she learned of the man's anatomy anyways. I think I've decided to make her a breeder. I'll have her with child by next month."

Ki was smiling pleasantly at this thought. Of course, she did not know of any connection between Dox and Breeze, so if this got a rise out of him...well, she knew exactly what she was going to do. Of course, she didn't assume he would react at all. Why would he be interested in such a little kitten anyways?

 

[Dox Paradox]

Dox wanted to slap her for that, but he was not sure weather or not she was serious or just trying to needle him. His temper in this situation was his enemy, and he could show no concern for Breeze in the least but knew deep down that showing no affiliation would be the best course. If all else failed, he could always kill Ki, and anyone else necessary and then disappear with Breeze. He knew of a few places no slaver would dare go no matter how much anyone was willing to pay. With someone like Ki it was best to act out that cold part that he hated within himself, but was so necessary to his survival he maintained it out of that instinct. If need be, he'd shed blood for Breeze too but now was not the time for temper. Now was the time to act and think like the animal that he had become out of need.

"Two mistress's prior attempted to mate me for children to be raised for slaves." He murmured with a quiet undertone that hinted the hostility he showed to everyone. "She tortured me for a long time for not getting hard for her." That statement might have been understood as an affiliation with Breeze, but he knew she had read his record and it was actually the answer to why that particular mistress was killed in the way she had been. It was a particularly gruesome death that stated entailed the woman being of extreme over weight thrown out of the second story window of her torture chamber, and subsequently not dying from the fall being killed by every piece of torture furniture she owned being tossed at her from the legs up until she was dead.

"My children will never be the product of rape get." He stated flatly, but unintentionally a streak of grief colored his words for the first time in front of her. "But then I will never live to have any." He hadn't meant to show her that, but he couldn't take it away from her. As sadistic as she was, it was highly unlikely she would torture children to get his attention as that had been specifically banned by the slaver's association but even though that could be bribed out it had become distasteful and some slavers lost business if it was found out they acted in such ways. And although certain tortures were also banned, most of the slavers simply paid off the bribe to quiet it. But he had made a mistake in trying to protect breeze by leading her away. He showed her that there was something left of a soul in him, and that meant there was some kind of weakness somewhere but at least she knew not where.

 

[Breeze]

Ki listened carefully to his words. It was the most he had said to her thus far. She raised one eyebrow, looking at him with a curious expression before she smiled again. Well, she was finally getting something out of him. "You have absolutly no need to worry, Dox. I am not going to be using you for any sort of breeding. Though I'm sure your offspring would make wonderful slaves. And I bet a mix of dog and cat would be a hit in the market. Still, that is not my intention for you. Besides, I wouldn't want you hurting any of my girls. Breeze, I already have a fine specimen set up for her. I'm afraid you won't be under her care much longer." Ki sighed and simply shrugged the matter off, turning and slowly walking to her bed, taking a seat on the edge and discarding the towel she had been using to dry her hair.

His voice had seemed to crack as he spoke of children of his own. Her eyes glistened with excitment. Maybe she could hurt him there. She knew the law well but she disobeyed rules all the time. She had the budget to do so. It was perfectly okay. Of course, she didn't know if it applied to all children, or just ones of his own flesh and blood. Oh well. She had plenty of time to find out. He was hers. She would just have to put up with the fact that he wasn't going to do anything she said until she could discover something besides giving him his freedom.

"Well, Dox..." she began again, standing suddenly. "I have a few jobs for you. Now, I didn't originally intend to have you doing and labor but for the time being I need something for you to do besides just sitting around. In the basement I have some things I want you to move for me." By some things she meant a lot of things, heavy things. This job would probably take him at least four hours, and she wasn't planning on giving him any help. "I'll lead you to the basement, then." she said, already heading for the door and expecting him to follow.

 

[Dox Paradox]

Dox followed her without another word, catching the hint of malice in her eyes when he had shown those few moments of feeling. She truly was one of those evil bitch's that would probably harm a child, but he could do nothing for the time being. Following her down the winding stairs, and catching the eyes of every female and holding them on their way Dox sighed at being an animal all the time. He would be glad to be with Breeze once more so that he could at the very least have a bit of clothing. But then he didn't mind Breeze seeing him naked in the least as he liked her, and she could see as much of him as she wanted. Those were thoughts for another time, and Dox had work to do to keep him busy or at least that was what this woman had thought.

When they did reach the basement, Dox saw the boxes and the heavy furniture that was stacked here and there. On the walls and also on the stacks were lists of things that wanted to be found, directions of where to place the stuff that was to be kept in storage, and where to put the things she had been looking for. He knew in an instant that he would receive no help, and from the look of all the equipment and things down here most of it was heavy, some being to heavy to shift without help. But then again Dox wasn't everyone else, nor did he ever get any help when he was set to a task by bitch's and bastards of her caliber.

Dox took a look at each sign in turn, and then began moving and shifting boxes with a speed that none in her employ or in few others could do. Thinks that would have taken minuets to move with brakes in between took him seconds, and when he did take a bit longer to shift something that would require three, he had to move more slowly and carefully so as not to misstep and shatter his ankles or injure his back. What would have taken a group of five an hour, he did within ten minuets panting gently now with the exertion. He was naked, and his entire body glistened with sweat that slid uninhibited and dripped onto the floor. Oddly enough, he had no hair upon his body save that of his head, ears, tail, and eyebrows which gave him an even odder appearance.

Fifteen minuets past, and three quarters of the total work was complete but it was taking a toll on him. The tolerance for pain and the fact that he could push himself so much farther than others made him deadly, but what truly made him a killer to be reckoned with was the fact that the more fatigued he became, the farther his conscious and analytical mind slipped away. Once those things that made him who he was in character faded, the only thing that was left was the feral aspect of his wolf nature. Twenty minuets had passed, and the work was complete which gave two specific points to his character. First was that he had photographic memory and needed no prompting after looking at the directions the first time. And second that he was so fatigued he no longer held the inhibitions he normally had and literally turned him into the animal that everyone had called him.

With no task guiding his motions any longer, and with the fatigue of pushing himself keeping his thinking mind blacked out, Dox panted heavily before turning to look at Ki. He looked at her with a different mind now, one that didn't understand hate and saw no threat in the small kitty who though he knew was fast he could still kill before dying of injury. In fact he was thinking along the lines of a much more suppressed instinct, and looked carefully at her full figure. His member stiffened ever so slightly as he took her whole in mind, and carefully he walked up to her without making so much as a rustle on the ground. He was cold, and she smelled good and looked affectionate enough, so walking up to her he looked into her eyes carefully with their noses almost touching. He was looking for the hint of a threat to tear her apart, but when he found none, his right hand came up and rested on her upper chest, before slowly sliding down her breast and resting on her stomach.

Still she did not move or make a reaction so his head dipped slowly until it rested against her shoulder. His final controls were failing him and a shudder raked his entire frame as he laid his head on her for a moment to catch his breath, still panting against her.