[Author's Note] Sorry for the wait everyone.
[Hayes Farm]
Thomas sat comfortably on his living room sofa with his mother to his left and Tamara to his right, while he read the file handed to him by his coordinator. His father, Jim was sitting in his favorite rocking chair and rested as he watched his son read. Victoria sat and watched as well with her trademark grin and a hot cup of tea in her hands. She was eagerly watching and waiting for him to respond to the file. Tamara was not happy as her favorite human was reading about this new girl and how her coordinator asked him to be her host as well. Tamara wasn't the type who liked being the jealous person, but she didn't like the idea of some new girl showing up and taking her master from her. After a few more minutes, Thomas took off his reading glasses and looked up to his coordinator.
"So, let me see if I understand what you're asking me." said Thomas to the vampire sitting across from him. "You want me to host another Interspecies Student?" he asked.
"that is correct Mr. Hayes." she replied. "I'd like for you to assist with hosting another Exchange Student. I believe that you and your family are perfect for the job." she told him.
Thomas took a moment to put his glasses away (A heretical trait in the Hayes family is most men need reading glasses) before leaning back and crossing his arms.
"Beggin your pardon Miss Victoria, but isn't it against the rules for one host to be placed in charge of more than one student?" he asked her.
Victoria smirked and adjusted her shades before responding. "Not really no. The rules very, depending on how many rooms are available and how well the family is with the host. It also depends on if they're able to support the students with all their needs such as food, clothing and plenty of experience with other humans through Social Studies Field Trips." she explained.
Thomas looked over to his mother for a moment. "Did you and Pa talk with her about this too? Are you both okay with it?" he asked her.
Mrs. Hayes smiled and put her tea down. "Of course Thomas." she replied. "We have plenty of room for another student and you know that we could always use more help on the farm." she told him.
"Your Mother is right Son." said Mr. Hayes. "Even with all the hard work you and your Sisters put in, we can always use another pair of hands." he added.
"Furthermore." said Victoria, getting Thomas to look back in her direction. "It's important that once the students pass their Home Stay Exams, they have job skills for the real world once they're ready to live on their own and farming is a great job skill to have."
"Farm work is a very useful job skill to have." Mr. Hayes commented. "Also really builds character." he added.
Thomas looked over the file again then back up. "And what about when school starts back up again?" he asked. "I can't just leave them here at the house while I'm out taking my classes can I?" he asked her.
Again, the vampire smirked. "I'm glad that you asked my dear boy." she said. "Because modifications are being made to high schools and colleges all over the United States so that they accommodate to Interspecies Students as well. When school starts up for you at Summer's end, Tamara and many other Interspecies Exchange Students will be able to attend." she finished.
"Alright, but why me?" he asked. "There are other farms all over the US not just my family's." he explained.
"There's a number of reasons." she replied. "First of all, I trust you Thomas. In so short a time, you've helped Tamara make great progress in her pursuits to joining human society. The other reason, is because it's to help Interspecies Students of different races learn to coexist together, despite their differences. Asking you to take another student of a different species from that of Tamara and helping them both learn to live together peacefully, is just as important as helping Interspecies coexist with humans. I guess you could say this is also a test case." she explained.
By now, Tamara had enough and stood to her feet. "But why a CAT?!" she freaked.
"Tammy Dear." Mrs. Hayes responded. "Please use our indoor voices Hon." she told her.
Tamara blushed a little and sat back down. "I'm sorry Mom." she told her. "I mean, I don't mind her being another Lycanthrope. I'd be okay with it if she was Wolf, a Coyote or even a Dingo. But a Cat?" she asked her coordinator.
"I just explained Tamara, it's important in our pursuit as non humans to integrate into Human Society for our survival." she told her. "But that also means learning to put aside passed grievances or feuds and learn to live with other races as well. That last things Humans need is for various species of Linimals to start fights left in right because of our differences." she explained. She then turned her attention back to Thomas. "So my dear boy, will you do it?" she asked him.
Thomas sighed and picked up the pen. 'I've gotta be outta my bloody mind.' he thought as he signed his signature, much to Victoria's delight. Tamara had an irritated look as she saw him sign it and hand it over to their coordinator.
Victoria smiled as she read it over. "I will bring Lien over tomorrow at noon. I bid you all good evening and I look forward to seeing you all again soon." she told everyone, heading out the door.
Mrs. Hayes got up and made her way to the kitchen once her guest had gone. "Dinner's about ready everyone." she told them all from where she was at.
[After Dinner]
Tamara was in her bedroom furiously beating the daylights out of a pillow. To say that she was unhappy about the soon to be new arrival was an understatement. It was no secret at all that cats and dogs didn't get along well at all. But Tamara really didn't like cats or in this matter, Werecats. Spoiled, self entitled little brats who use their superiority to talk down their noses at Werewolves and Kobolds alike. And now, she was gonna have to share the house with one. Why would Thomas do this? It made her so mad at the moment that she had to beat something up and it wasn't till she was spooked by the knocking at her open door did she stop. She shrieked and turned to see her favorite human leaning against her doorway.
"Tammy Darlin, are you alright?" he asked her with a look of worry on his face.
Tamara sat up strait and crossed her arms, then turned to look away from him with a "Hmph!"
Thomas sighed and stepped in to take a seat. Tamara didn't even flinch when she felt his weight drop on her bed. "You're angry at me for saying yes aren't you?" he asked her.
The Siberian Kobold was quiet for a moment before turning to face him. This time her ears dropped which meant that she was distressed. "Why Master?" she asked him. "Why would you wanna let a Cat in the house?" she asked again.
"Tammy." he started. "I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't too sure of this myself. In my studies, I quickly became well aware of the checkered past between Werecats and Kobolds. But I think Miss Victoria is right about trying to house different species in one house together. It's important that even those who have poor relations, like Dogs and Cats, learn to live together in harmony. This is something that the ICEP has been working on and I wanna help them just as much as I wanna help you." he told her.
"But..." she started again. "What if she's really rude and mean?" she asked. "Or worse, what if she tries to take my Master away from me?"
Thomas did his best to shrug the whole "Master" thing off so as not to ruin the conversation and went strait to answering her question. "Because first of all, it'll help your chances in integrating into human society." he told her. "Part of integration is learning to get along with people who're different from you." he told her.
"You and I are different and we get along great. Isn't that enough?" she asked.
"But what happens one day if you meet someone you don't like?" he asked her. "If you get into a fight with them, you get in trouble." he told her. Tamara wanted to argue but couldn't with that. She remembered the Neo Nazis they saw earlier in the day and she wanted to kick their asses for the hateful things they were saying about interspecies people and Thomas showed her that if she tried anything, she would have gotten deported.
"Tammy Darlin, it's easy to get along with someone you like." he started again, getting her to look back up at him. "But what takes great courage and hard work, is getting along with people you don't like." he explained. She then felt his comforting hand on her shoulder. "And personally, I don't see why you're so worried about her making advances on me or anything like that. Just because I'm gonna be her main Host doesn't mean she's going to feel the same way about me that you do." he told her.
This got Tamara to smile hopefully. Maybe Thomas was right and she was worrying all about nothing.
"Can you make me a promise though?" he asked her. "Will you promise to be polite and try to get along with her? I'll speak with Lien as well and be sure she strives to show you kindness as well but I must ask that you do the same." he finished.
"Okay!" she beamed. Having this chat with Thomas really brightened the mood for her. "It's a promise Master." she told him.
"Tammy Darlin." he said again.
"Yes?" she asked with her tail now wagging behind her.
"Please don't call me Master." he asked her nicely.
"But I love you!" she protested.
The following morning, Thomas woke up once again to Tamara cuddling with him after sneaking into his room in the middle of the night.
"Tammy Darlin, we've talked about this." he said in mild irritation. He made it a mental note to get locks for his bedroom door. He hoped that if he got some installed, it wouldn't hurt her feelings or anything but she needed to understand that she had her own room and bed for a reason.
[ Afternoon]
The Hayes family stood outside the house, waiting for the van to arrive with their new guest. Thomas stood between his mother who was to his left and Tamara to his right. His father stood in between his wife and their daughters. At one point, Thomas flips out his phone to check the time.
'It's almost 2:00, where are they?' he thought.
They stood there for another five minutes when Tamara broke off and headed to the house.
"Tammy Dear, where're you goin?" asked Sally.
"Be right back, little girl's room." she replied as she turned to the house again.
"Alright, but please be quick." called James. "We want everyone out here to greet her." he shouted.
"I'll be right out!" she called back as she closed the front door behind her.
No sooner did the door close that the van they were waiting for showed up.
"Ah great." said Thomas. "Now it shows up. I thought we were all supposed to be out here to greet her." he said, turning to his mother.
"I'm sure it's not too bad." replied his mother. "It's not like the ICEP would bring her here without her at least knowing she'd be staying with another student." she added.
Thomas nodded but he still didn't like the idea of Tamara not being out here with everyone else to greet their newest arrival. Proper manners if you will. The black van pulled up to the front and stopped right before the family. Through the darkened windows, Thomas could barely make out the shape of the person sitting in the back seat. Their coordinator came around the front of the van to speak with the Hayes.
"Mr. and Mrs. Hayes, Thomas my Dear, I really appreciate it that you were willing to agree with this." the vampire woman said to them. "I believe this little experiment will certainly be a step in the right direction." she told them as she shook hands with James and Sally.
"Always happy to help." said Thomas' father.
She looked left and right real quick. "Where is Tamara?" she asked.
"Ran inside right before you arrived." replied Thomas.
"Very well." she replied as she reached behind her to open the door.
Thomas watched as it slid open to reveal a very lovely young interspecies girl step out. She had snow white cat fur all over her face and body and wore a lovely red Chinese dress with a gold trim. She had dark chocolate brown hair tied up into an elaborate bun behind her head with two bangs framing her fare face and her white cat ears poking up through the top. Her hair was also decorated with a purple lotus blossom a little off to the right of her bun. She also had sapphire blue eyes and a pink cat nose. She best resembled a cross between a white cat and a Chinese princess.
"Allow me to introduce you to Lien-hua." said Victoria to the Hayes family.
"It is very nice to meet you all." she said graciously with a bow.
Thomas was amazed with her posture and grace. He thought she was so elegant and gorgeous.
"My Dear, allow me to introduce you to your Host Family." said Victoria. "These are the Hayes." she said, gesturing to them.
James was the first to step forward and accept her paw (Yes paw, she's a cat and it's twice the size of a human hand) letting it rest in his for a moment. "It's very nice to meet you Young Lady." he said with a warm smile. "My name is James. With me is my Wife Sally and our Children Thomas, Francis and Diana." he said, listing everyone off one by one.
"We're very happy to meet you and have you here." said Thomas' mother.
"Hi." said Francis.
"Glad to have you here." said Diana.
"Welcome to Hayes Family Farm." said Thomas finally to his newest charge.
Lien had a lot of her attention on Thomas since she first saw him and smiled.
"While you will be living with the whole family, Thomas will be your main Host." Victoria instructed the Werecat. "Please listen and obey him and remember that he's responsible for you." she told her.
"I am very happy to meet you all and thank you all so much for the warm and friendly welcome." said Lien with another bow. "I've heard so many wonderful things about America, but I was a little nervous about meeting my Host Family. I am glad to feel so warmly welcomed to your home." she told them all. She then took a step forward to Thomas and smiled as she drank in his features. "And I've also heard that American men were very handsome, but the stories do you no justice at all Thomas. I am very glad that you're my Host now." she said with a bright smile.
"Thomas my Dear, please call me if you or your family are in need of anything at all." said Victoria. "you have my number."
"Of course." he replied to the vampire before turning back to his newest charge. "May I carry those for you?" he asked, offering to take her bags for her, much to her delight.
"Very handsome and well mannered." she commented. "I believe that we'll get along just fine." she remarked.
While Thomas carried her bags for her, his parents and siblings walked and talked with her as they headed to the house.
"Your house is so very lovely." she commented.
"Why thank you my Dear." replied Sally with a bright smile. "I've always thought that it was not only quiet but far from the loud city noises too." she told her.
"Our family had lived here for over a hundred and fifty years, since it was built by hand by me Great Great Grandfather" said Jim.
Thomas stopped and his mother opened the door for them.
"Well I think it is very charming and..." she started then stopped.
"Lien?" asked Thomas, looking back at her.
Everyone then saw she had a different expression. She looked a little intense. Her left eye twitched when she sniffed the air a few times and for a fraction of a second, they heard a low, catlike growl.
"Lien?" asked Thomas again.
She then turned her attention to her main host. "Do you have a Dog in this house?" she asked with a raised brow. "Because I'm not very fond of dogs really." she told him.
"...They didn't tell you did they?" he asked her, worrying about her answer.
"They didn't tell me what?" she asked back.
Thomas let out a sigh at that. He should have known that Victoria wouldn't have told her there was a Kobold living on the farm with them. "We don't have a Dog no." he told her. "There is however another Interspecies Student you'll be sharing the house with. She's a Kobold, a Siberian Husky." he explained.
Lien's mood changed completely at that. "I have to share this house, with a common mutt?" she asked, hissing the word mutt like she was trying to rhyme it with the word filth.
Thomas put Lien's bags down to face her. "Now Lien, I know this is a shock for you, but my family and I have already spoken with her and she's promised to give you your space and respect your privacy. All we ask is you do the same." he told her.
Lien crossed her arms and glared at him with those now very scary blue eyes.
"Just give her a chance, that's all I ask." he told her.
"Well..." she began before she was cut off.
Tamara dashed in the room, hugging Thomas from behind and squishing her large breasts into his back when she did so.
"Hi Master!" she cheered happily holding him close to her.
It was then she caught the scent of something she hoped she wouldn't notice. A Cat. Everyone, even the adults were nervous about how this was gonna play out. Diana got behind her mother and Francis, her father as both the Kobold and the Werecat started each other down. Thomas was just about to speak up and break the ice when Tamara did something nobody, not even Lien was expecting.
"Hi, my name's Tamara and it's very nice to meet you." she greeted the snow white cat with a smile and offering to shake her hand.
Lien wasn't expecting such a warm welcome from a canine before but she actually smiled and extended her hand to take hers and shake it. "Very nice to meet you as well Tamara." she replied. "My name is Lien-hua"
Everyone seemed to relax after that. Thomas was glad that this started out peaceful between the both of them. He was also very happy that Tamara was keeping her promise to try and get along with Lien. 'Maybe this wasn't such a bad idea after all' he thought.
The rest of the day would go by for the most part, uneventful. Thomas took it upon himself to give Lien a tour of his family's house and farm, let her unpack her things and go over what kind of work they were to do on the farm together. The good news was that Lien seemed to be happy with the idea of working on the farm and getting to know her new family better. However, Tamara refused to leave his side no matter what they were doing. She almost followed him into the bathroom once which was weird. Tamara was clingy mind you but even she didn't mind letting go when he asked for some space. After dinner, Lien was gracious enough to help Sally with the dishes before everyone got ready for bed.
Thomas made sure both of his charges had what they needed and were comfortable before heading to bed himself. Little did he know of the hell he was gonna have to get into the middle of the following morning.
[Next Morning]
Lien was up bright and early. She stretched and yawned before changing out of her nightgown and into a bathrobe. Then she headed on over to the bathroom to start her day. Without even thinking about it, she swung open the door and spooked the person occupying it. Tamara was in a towel and standing before a mirror where she was now brushing her hair. She wasn't expecting someone to just barge on in because usually, you knocked to make sure that the restroom wasn't being occupied.
"Excuse me." she said in an irritated tone. "I was here first, will you please let me finish?" she asked.
Lien stomped her foot and pointed a finger at the Kobold in an accusing manner. "You Mongrel!" she yelled. "You have defiled this place with the foul stench of wet dog!"
That was all Tamara needed to hear to loose her cool. Lien watched as she dropped her brush and took a defensive stance where she started growling in a low and frightening manner like a dog. The Werecat did the same by taking a stance and like the Kobold, bore her fangs and started growling like a cornered cat.
[Author's Note] So now you've all met Lien-hua the Werecat. Just so you all know, there's still on the list to look forward to...
The Ditz
The Mother and her Daughter
The Huntress
The Nerd
The Stalker
The Pervert
And The Bitch
One of my problems right now is that the Monster Girl Wikipedia is so big, I can't really decide still. There are so many choices so I actually do need help from my readers to help me decide. Just remember also that even if your vote isn't used as part of Thomas' Harem, I'll still work her into the story somehow.
I really hope you all like it and look forward to reading all your thoughts and ideas on it.
This is Dragon1990 wishing you all an excellent day!
