She awoke with a start noticing he had left. She whimpered loudly and quickly moved from her seat in search for him. The attendant noticed her moving around and quickly moved in her direction. "I see you have awoken Akera. Is there anything I can get for you?" She shook her head quickly and slowly looked around her.
"I... I am looking for Kain... Have you seen him?" Akera pulled the blanket they had given her tight around her body.
She laughed gently and took her by the hand. "Darling he couldn't have gone far. We are on a plane."
She lead her towards the cockpit and slowly opened the door. "Mr. Cloud. Akera awoke and was looking for you."
He turned slowly to see them both standing in the door. His eyes glittering with amusement at them both. "Thank you. I will take her from here." He gently held his hand out to Akera and she quickly took it and moved to his side.
Looking to all of the blinking lights on the dashboard and then to the window her eyes couldn't stop moving with all the new sights. Kain pointed out the window smiling to her. "Do you see that mountain over there. Just on the far side of it is our home. We will be landing soon."
She smiled brightly and quickly hugged him watching the mountain get closer. She was incredibly excited but there was also a small flicker of worry in her eyes. Kain quickly grasped her muzzle and tilted her head up to meet his gaze. "Hey what's wrong?"
She knew she didn't have a reason to be worried but she was. She smiled softly to him and gently licked his face. "I am alright. Just excited and a little worried."
He smiled softly, knowing that she had every right to be. He took her from the only home she ever knew and with no one around her she knew. He stroked her face and quickly kissed her pulling her body close to him. When he released her from the kiss she smiled happily and rested her head on his shoulder. Her eyes concentrating on the mountain quickly approaching.
They moved back to their seats and buckled in for the landing. It was a smooth landing for all's considered. The door to the plane opened slowly and Kain unbuckled them both and slowly took her hand. Latching her back onto her leash he lead her back into the outside world. She quickly wrapped her arms around her body feeling the cold of the air around them. He gave a gentle smile and fetched a blanket out of their car. He draped it around her shoulders and she took it happily, pulling it tight around her body. Lifting her slowly he moved into the car with her holding her tight on his lap. A taller man with a buzzed haircut got into the driver's seat. "Please take us home Ray." He smiled to the driver in the rear view mirror before burying his face in her fur. He nuzzled her neck softly and petted down along her back.
A shiver ran down her spine and she pulled the blanket closer to her body. "Don't worry hon you will get used to the cold. It just takes some time. I hope you don't mind but we probably won't be home long. I have an event coming up soon that I would like you to attend with me. You are free to stay at the home if you so wish, but I would prefer your company."
She shook her head quickly looking to him. "I would like to go with you. I don't want to be by myself." She looked slowly to her hands and then back up to him. A smile bright across her face she pressed into him. "Where are we going then? I mean for the event?"
He smiled brightly to her and petted slowly down her ears. "Our first event is in England but it won't be for a couple of months. You can get adjusted to the house and we can pick you some nice gowns for the events. It will be a sort of party so to speak. There will be dinner and dancing, I am sure you will have fun."
She smiled again thinking about it. "What is the event for? Anything specific?" He thought about it for a moment and then smiled to her. "It's a charity event. We do different things to raise money and give it to a charity that we choose. Normally we will do an auction of items that guests volunteer that and vacation escapes."
Gently petting along his face she watched as he spoke listening to every word. Her tail shifted gently under the blanket as she clung to his body. She licked softly at his cheek and slowly traced her fingers along his cheek. Her ears twitched gently as she could feel his touch on her ears. He slowly massaged them at the base. She pressed hard into the touch on her ears. Her tail twitching happily as they turned up a trail up the mountain. Her ears perked up quickly and she looked to the window. Trees lined the trail and they slowly came up on a gate. The man named Ray punched a code into a number pad at the entrance of the gate. It swung open in welcome and closed quickly behind the car.
"Why... why the gate?" She looked to him curiously and then back to the window.
"It's just for protection. I am sure nothing will happen but I like to have it for our safety." He watched up the road knowing the house would come into view soon. "Akera look there." He pointed up the road and gently pointed her muzzle in the direction he wanted her to look. "See there. There is our house."
She looked for it in the trees and when her eyes set on it her muzzle fell open. Her eyes opened wide and she looked shocked. It was a very large house with several windows. It was made mostly out of brick with three stories that could be seen. The front had a four car garage with a guest house above it. She couldn't see much of the house beyond the trees with the way the driveway wound around. The car pulled up to the porch and Ray moved around to open the doors for them. Kain was the first out again but unlike the other times he didn't latch the leash to her. "You don't need your leash here hon. The property is fenced in and I don't foresee you jumping it any time soon." She smiled to him and quickly got out of the car. Her eyes wandered all over the outside of the house and she could only imagine what laid inside. Holding his hand out to her she quickly took it. He lead her up to the front door and smiled holding the handle. "Are you ready?"
She gave a quick nod and folded herself into his arms. He slowly opened the door for her and it opened up into a large foyer. The floor was a dark wood and the walls were a beautiful caramel color. Her eyes traveled up to a very ornate chandelier hanging delicately from the ceiling. A large set of winding stairs lead up to a beautiful balcony overlooking the entryway. Off to the side was an office room and down the hall, the living room was just coming into view. Her hand moved slowly against the wall as she traveled towards the living room. It had a large dark leather couch lining the far wall and a glass wall allowing a view of the trees and a look down the mountain. She turned quickly feeling the softness of the carpet under her pads when she hugged him. "It's beautiful."
He smiled brightly hugging her back. Gently moving to kiss her nose he petted at her ears. "Oh and you haven't even seen the half of it yet my darling. Come" Tugging gently at her hand he lead her back into the foyer and up the staircase. Moving to the left off the landing he slowly opened up a bedroom door. "I.. I didn't know if you would prefer your own room or not but if you would this can be your room. We can decorate it how ever you would like even if you prefer to stay in my room."
Her eyes traveled over the expansive room and the large wooden bed against the wall. The walls were quite bare spare a dresser on one wall and two doors on the opposite wall of the bed leading into the bathroom and a closet. There was also a large bowed out picture window with sitting area looking out over the trees as well. "It's it's a beautiful room but.. I would prefer to stay with you when we are at home if that's okay." Her tail swishing slowly and she looked around the room. Her ears perked as she could hear birds and the sounds of footsteps outside. She padded quickly over to the window and peeked outside hoping whatever was walking outside wouldn't get scared away. She could see a deer walking through the backyard slowly and gracefully.
He moved over to her and petted down her back as he watched the deer himself. "Beautiful isn't it? Did you see many deer around Companions?"
She shook her head quickly and pressed into his petting. "No. This is the first one I have ever seen that wasn't a pet."
He looked surprised and smiled to her. "There are deer pets?"
She nodded slowly and continued watching it. "Yes but that was just a phase. They learned it was hard to sell the deer pets as the antlers were always a scary thing for owners."
He nodded in understanding and scratched behind her ears. She melted into his touch and rested up against him. The deer quickly jumped away and into the forest bounding easily. She watched it move away before her eyes moved up to his. He lowered his lips slowly to hers and gently kissed her deeply. His hand moving to her cheek holding her head in his hands. Her ears relaxed back against her head as she melted under his kiss. When he released her from the kiss his eyes were lit and a smile crossed his face. "You are quite beautiful my darling." She smiled happily before brushing her fingers against his face.
"I could say the same to you." Her fingers lingered along his face tracing down to his neck before moving to the opening of his shirt at his collar bone. She quickly withdrew her hand and smiled to him. "Please forgive me."
He smiled softly to her and gently took her hand. "It's alright darling. Feel free to touch me wherever you would like when we are in private like this. In public though I would prefer if you let me touch you instead. It may change in the future but for now that is how I would prefer it." She nodded softly listening to his rules. She could understand what he was saying as he was the owner of a large company. He had to keep his composure around other people. She nodded gently and smiled to him. Her hand slowly moved to his chest again and played slowly with the buttons on his shirt. He sighed gently watching her and slowly took her hand again. "Would you like to see the rest of the house. I believe the last thing I have to show you you will enjoy quite well."
She nodded happily and latched onto his arm. Her body pressed tight against his arm as he lead her back out into the hallway. He lead her just down the way of her room into a large library with books lined all the way to the ceiling. The next room she was led to down the same hall was large room that had a blank canvas in the middle of the room. "I heard you enjoyed art so I thought I would get you supplies. He quickly moved through the room and over to the table. He moved back over to her holding out a sketchbook and pencil set. "I hope you will enjoy these." She took them slowly and traced her hand over the paper and over the pencils. She smiled happily and hugged the supplies to her body. "Their beautiful. Thank you! I will definitely enjoy them." She held her hand out to him clutching the supplies to her body.
"Good I am glad. I would suggest you leave them here for the time being though. We can come get them later but where we will end our tour they might get ruined if you bring them." She looked a bit confused but slowly placed them on the table by the door. He lead her back down the hall towards the stairs and to the other side. Right on the other side of the stairs was his bedroom. It was decorated in dark navy blues and the rich caramel colors like in the entryway. It was dimly lit in the room and the bed was a deep mahogany color. It had several spindles at the head board and wrapped delicately around itself. She smiled happily and traced her fingers against his bed before they moved on with the tour. He lead her back down the stairs and through the living room to the kitchen. It was very modern with almost every appliance in stainless steel. He quickly walked past it and down another hall way that led to more stairs. When they reached the bottom it opened up into a small theater and off to the side a big wall of glazed glass was seen. "What's in there?"
He smiled happily to her and quickly retrieved a bag out of one of the recliners. "You will need this for what's in there." He smiled brightly holding the bag out to her. She took it slowly and opened it with curiosity. She slowly pulled out a three piece swimming suit and smiled brightly. "Is there a place to change or should I just change here."
He gave a small laugh. "Well I wouldn't object to that but I am sure you would prefer some privacy. Right this way. He led her through the glass doors and it opened into an Olympic sized swimming pool. At one end of the pool there were diving boards and the other was open for free swimming. She walked beside him and dipped her foot into the water to test the temperature. It was quite warm to the touch and the water hung gently to the shorter fur on her paw. Taking her hand, he slowly lead her toward a room off to the side of the pool. Inside it had mirrors lining the walls and softest of carpets on the floor. In a smaller room off the side of that was a bathroom and shower to wash off in. He smiled and slowly closed the door behind her. "I will be out here when you are finished. Please take your time."
She nodded happily and watched as the door latched shut. Pulling out the swimming suit now she turned it round in her hands looking over the colorful hibiscus patterns lining it. The colors of the suit were a mixture of blues and green's that really set out her red coloration of her fur. Slipping it onto her body she noticed that it fit perfectly. The skirt of the swimming suit hung gently on her body and came halfway down her thigh on one side. The other split showing all the way up to her hip. The mirrors all around her gave her a view of every angle. Noticing the glint of her name across her collar her hand slowly moved toward it. She didn't want it to get ruined by the water but at the same time she couldn't force herself to take it off. Although she knew one way or another she would need to take a shower before entering the pool. It always helped to wet her fur down first before getting into a pool. It ensured she had time to brush away any stray shed. She slowly unlatched the collar from around her neck and placed it on the marble counter in the dressing room. There was a small clink as the I.D. Tag connected with the hard cold surface. Her fingers slowly traced over her name and then his on the tag. Slowly her fingers moved from the fabric and she headed into the glass and marble shower.
The water was cold at the start but warmed up quickly. It trickled in droplets from the ceiling. She had never seen a shower that was built directly into the ceiling but she really liked the feel of this one. She turned the water off and exited the room quickly not wanting to waste any time. Standing against the wall waiting for her he smiled brightly when she emerged. "Your Beautiful Akera."
She was caught by surprise at the sound of his voice and quickly turned around. She smiled brightly back at him her tail wagging showing just how happy she really was. "Thank you Kain." She took notice of his swimming trunks that matched her own swimming suit in a way. It had the same Hibiscus pattering on it but the colors were different. Where her's was blue and greens his was reds and oranges. He slowly moved his hand to her own and lead her to the stairs that led into the pool. The water was just as she remembered it and as she sank into its warmth she smiled to him. He followed slowly after her just letting her enjoy the feel of the water around her. She turned happily grasping his hand pulling him in after her. A smile crossed his face as he sank in beside her. "How well can you swim Akera? This pool gets up to twenty feet deep down there by the diving boards. If you can't swim that well I would appreciate it if you didn't go down there. Just stay where you can touch." His face serious now and she nodded. "It's alright, I can swim well. I wouldn't say I am the greatest at it but I can swim. Thank you for looking out for me." She kissed his cheek gently and he smiled happily petting at her ears.
"Well I wouldn't want my companion drowning now would I?" He smiled softly and rested himself against the wall. "Alright let's see you swim then. I want to make sure I can trust you to be down here by yourself. But I do request that if I or one of the staff is not here with you that you not use the diving boards."
She nodded hearing his request and smiled happily. "Okay. Which stroke would you prefer I used?"
He smiled happily hearing her terminology and just waved her on. "Any you wish as long as you know you can do it all the way there and back."
She looked to the far end of the pool and back to him smiling. "I would say race you but that wouldn't be fair."
He looked to her a bit confused and then smiled hearing the challenge in her voice. "Oh? And why is that?"
She snickered happily and threw herself onto her back starting to do the backstroke. "I am already winning!"
He watched her form and smiled noticing she really had a handle on it. He quickly moved into the butterfly and caught up with her without any problems. "What was that about beating me?" He moved onto his backstrok with her easily as she was now struggling to keep up. She rolled herself over onto her stomach and attempted to beat him to the end. They were about half way down the pool and she was getting winded. This pool was a lot longer than the one at the facility.
He gave a small laugh watching her. "Not used to a pool this long hmm?"
She shook her head quickly and tried her best to reach the end before him. She flung herself up against the wall panting heavily and smiled weakly to him. "Yeah I... ah misjudged the distance." He laughed again and gently brushed his hand against the small of her back. She let out a long breath and tried to center herself. "Sure didn't look that long."
He snickered again and perched himself on the wall. "It really doesn't look that far does it." He smiled softly and brushed his hand against her face. It was dripping with water and hung from the tips of her fur. She smiled happily and held his hand tight against her face. He pulled his hand away slowly and sunk into the water. "We won't race back this time I just want us to float back." He gently took her hand and pulled her away from the wall. She floated onto her stomach and let herself drift through the water with him. Pulling her into his chest he smiled down at her face and gently brushed his hand against her again. Closing her eyes she held him tight relaxing in his arms. Her ears shifted with the sounds of the water around them. He looked deep into her eyes and slowly inched his face towards hers. She closed her eyes expecting their lips to meet but just a few inches short he stopped and looked to her. She smiled gently and moved her lips to meet his. Both their eyes closed and he held her face in his hands. Her body melted against his in the water as he held her up on his knee. Their bodies melded together perfectly and she relaxed against his touch. She felt a really weird sensation though as if something were draining her energy away from her. He quickly pulled away from their kiss and smiled to her brushing his hand against her face again. "That's enough for now darling. Why don't we get out of the water and I will take you back to our room if you choose. I am sure all of this was quite an adventure for you."
She nodded gently feeling herself now drained but she couldn't really understand why. "I... I am a little tired." She said and gave a small yawn.
He laughed gently and held her tighter to him. "I can see that. Well let's get you off to bed for a nap then shall we?" He swam her to the side and jumped out before helping pull her out of the water. When she was out he held her in his arms carrying her though the house.
"You'll... you'll get the floors all wet." She rested her head on his chest and gently traced her hands over the lines of his muscles.
"That will be alright hon. They will dry." He petted at the back of her head and pulled her in close. "Thank you for the swim. I don't think I have gotten that much enjoyment out of that pool since I got it."
She smiled weakly as she felt herself starting to fall asleep in his arms. "Your... you're welcome. Thank you for showing me the pool and bringing me here."
He smiled down at her sleepy figure and slowly moved her to the bed. "Here sit still for a sec I will grab you a nightgown."
She smiled happily watching him move and she gently brushed the bed with her hand. "Should I dry off first. I... I will get the bed wet."
"Don't worry about it darling. We can change the sheets before we go to bed tonight." He held a silken nightgown to her that was a bright emerald green. Tracing her hand across it she smiled to him. "Do you like it?"
"Well of course I like it. It's beautiful." He smiled happily and slowly laid it on the bed. Motioning for her to turn around he watched her closely, wondering if she would. She did so slowly watching him as far as she could before looking to the far wall. He gently tugged at the tie at her back holding her bikini in place. It slipped from her breasts and she quickly moved her hands to cover herself and he grasped them to pull them away.
"Please don't cover yourself. You are beautiful. I don't want you to ever be embarrassed of yourself." She slowly lowered her arms to her side and he tugged at the tie holding her skirt around her waist. Her bottoms were the next to fall to the floor with the other items of clothing. She stepped out of them slowly and turned her head to look at him over her shoulder.
His eyes gazed over her body and his hand moved slowly brushing against her tail. It twitched away from his touch only to move back and wrapped around his arm. He smiled seeing the response before reaching for the nightgown. Gathering it in his hands he held it up to her back. "Lift your arms."
She did as he asked and she could feel the silky material moving over her body. It slipped slowly down her body and hung in all the right places against her. Taking her hand, he slowly turned her again and brushed his hands over her slender frame. "Absolutely beautiful."
She smiled and he gently pulled back the covers for her. "There you go darling. In bed you go." She eased herself far under the covers and patted the bed beside her. He smiled and softly kissed her forehead. "I am sorry darling I would love to but I have some work to take care of."
She looked to the blanket and gave a small pout. Snuggling down farther into the pillows she smiled gently to him. He sighed softly and smiled himself. "Okay just a while wouldn't hurt. I will stay here with you till you fall asleep." Pulling himself under the covers with her he wrapped her in his arms pulling her close. She smiled brightly and wrapped her arms around him and rested her head on his bare chest.
Gently stroking her fur he could feel her slowly drifting off to sleep. Her breathing slowing and her body shifted gently to get closer to him. He smiled down at her head and gently kissed her. "Sleep well Akera." He slowly pulled out from underneath her and replaced himself with a pillow. She hugged it tightly and sighed contently. He could only smile at her as he left his room leaving the door cracked. "She will probably be asleep for a while with how much I took from her." He shook his head and stroked his hair back from his face. "I hate that I have to do that to her but she will get used to it eventually. It's always the first couple times that are hard."
Stepping into his office his phone was already ringing off the hook. He sighed loudly and flopped down in his office chair. Picking up his phone he answered politely regaining his businessmen mentality.