"Whoever it is, just tell them to go away," Kenzi hissed as Lauren peered through the peephole. "Or don't answer it at all. They'll just assume no one's home and—" She shut up as Lauren turned and shot her a hard look.

"It's our lovely owner," Lauren said softly, looking Kenzi over.

Bo was here?! Kenzi stiffened. Bo was here… and she would catch Kenzi in her collar. She would know Kenzi snooped and put it on, and she would know Kenzi knew she was a pet, and Kenzi couldn't bear it all!

"No, no, no," she mumbled, her bells jingling as she backed up. "I'm not here. Just… let me sneak out the window… or hide in your closet or something."

"Kenzi!" Lauren snapped. "Your owner is here. Show some respect, please." She waved Kenzi over.

"Oh…" Kenzi groaned. She knew she should be obedient and come when called, even for her owner's girlfriend if not Bo herself, and she knew she should be pleased to see her owner, but she felt so intimidated at the same time. Bo would see her in her collar, and Kenzi would finally understand what it truly meant to be Bo's pet.

Plus, Bo hadn't intended on Kenzi wearing her collar so soon. Her owner would likely be angry that she lost the chance to properly collar her pet. She would take it out on Kenzi!

What was that Tamsin had said? Something about Bo beating her ass until Kenzi wouldn't want to sit down for weeks? Tamsin seemed to think that was a plausible punishment for a Fae to dish out to her disobedient pet. Being Fae herself, Tamsin would know what she was talking about.

Kenzi imagined her owner pushing her over Lauren's couch and proceeding to smack her ass with all that super Fae strength. She'd look pleadingly at Lauren, who would just watch her with scientific curiosity. Bo would make Kenzi yelp, and her bells would ring as her owner would smack her with those perfect succubus hands that practically glowed with beauty. Kenzi would try to squirm away, but Bo would hold her still, and Kenzi would secretly love every moment…!

"Kenzi, come on," Lauren insisted. "Your owner is here, and I'm sure she would like to see her pet waiting for her and smiling."

Kenzi pictured a dog-owner coming home to a delighted pet. That's what dogs did. They loved their owners and would hurry over to the door to meet them, barking and jumping around, and the owners would be happy that they were so loved.

Lauren was right. Bo would want to see her smiling and happy to see her owner. That's what pets did—at least the better ones—and it was Kenzi's duty as Bo's pet.

Slowly, she took a step forward. And then another one. Her bells jingled as she put one foot in front of the other and closed the distance between her and Lauren, who waited impatiently.

She felt naked. Though she wore a full outfit plus collar, she felt completely and utterly exposed. She was sure Lauren saw right through her and knew everything turned her on including Lauren herself. She felt like such a slut, such a succubus' pet, and like she could never regain her composure.

Kenzi's bells jingled as she merely shifted her balance, and she looked down at the floor in humiliation—er, taking a moment to examine Lauren's breasts on the way there. She hoped Lauren didn't notice… but she knew she did.

Lauren cupped her chin and pulled her face up. "Smile," she prompted. "It's not like your owner is the Ash. It's just Bo."

Bo… Her best friend forever, her roommate, her sister… Kenzi and Bo had fought side by side and saved the world together. She loved Bo deeply, and she knew Bo felt the same way, whether or not she factored in some weird Fae/human ownership dynamic. In the end, that didn't matter.

So what if Bo thought of herself as superior for being Fae? It was like Trick said: humans were naturally subordinate to Fae the way dogs were naturally subordinate to humans. With all the magic she'd witnessed and the extraordinary things she'd seen Bo do, it was a given that Fae were better than humans in some ways. Kenzi was naturally subordinate to Bo, but that didn't mean it couldn't be a loving relationship.

How many wonderful human/dog relationships were there in the world? Being a pet couldn't be all that bad. Just because some Fae were to humans like Ted Nugent was to animals, it didn't mean Bo would consider Kenzi worthy of any abuse greater than making her wear a beautiful symbol of Bo's protection. Yes, Kenzi's owner, like Trick, agreed that humans were people, and she would fight to protect their rights as people. Kenzi was in good hands.

Kenzi was Bo's pet.

Bo's.

Kenzi knew Bo. She trusted Bo. Yes, she would let Bo own her.

As if she had a choice.

She forced a trembling smile, for Lauren, and for her owner. She still felt completely exposed, embarrassed about her collar, and insecure in her role as a pet, but she could manage this much.

It was only Bo.

Bo had just switched off her Fae spirit by the time Lauren opened the door.

Her girlfriend looked at her with concern. "Bo! What happened? Quick, come in," she ushered Bo inside.

"Thanks," she said, groaning at the pain as she entered. "Trick sent me to get this ring from a…" She trailed off as she spotted Lauren's houseguest.

Kenzi stood in front of her, smiling hesitantly. Her sexual aura pulsated with excited chi, and she smelled absolutely delicious. Ryan's collar was wrapped around her neck.

Bo blinked, trying to process this. Kenzi was there, smelling like food, and wearing the collar.

Wearing the collar.

Being a succubus, Bo was more in touch with her sexuality than most women. She believed that sex existed to make everyone feel good and that anything sexual was ultimately for everyone's betterment. Bo was thus free from the tremendous embarrassment that seemed tied up with all sexual topics for most people, and she lived an empowered existence. It was, therefore, a very distressing alien sensation that overtook Bo and made her feel horrible as she fully registered that Kenzi was wearing the collar that Bo tried to hide from her.

Kenzi not only found it, but… but… she put it on? Why would she do that? Did she think it was fashionable? No, she couldn't, because Kenzi wasn't an idiot. She would recognize that it was definitely a pet collar for her, and why oh why would she put on the collar?

Bo did what anyone would do under such embarrassment: she blushed. Blood rushed to her cheeks, and her cheek wound leaked more profusely. She clapped her hands to her wound.

Both Kenzi and Lauren moved forward out of concern. The bells on Kenzi's collar jingled softly as she moved, which struck Bo as cute even if absurd. (Why did she put it on?) They reached out to Bo, helping her slow the bleeding with their hands.

"Thanks," she murmured, smiling at her girlfriend and best friend, "but I'm going to need a bit more than that…" She looked at Kenzi, curious if she wanted to go there.

Kenzi looked hesitant, but she nodded, her collar chiming as if to emphasize her agreement. She was willing to help Bo, and Bo could tell that Kenzi—for all her protesting she only liked men—was into the suggestion and would be satisfied.

With that squared away, Bo looked to Lauren for permission. She knew Lauren was fine with Bo having several other partners, but it was one thing for Bo to see other people when she left Lauren and quite another to have Bo bring another woman into her and Lauren's bed.

Lauren looked at Kenzi. Her eyes flicked lower, as if checking her out. She turned back to Bo and nodded assent. Calmly, she began undressing.

Bo's Fae nature reasserted itself, enhancing her vision, and she licked her lips as she studied her willing prey. Lauren would give her the most pleasure for a longer period, but Kenzi's chi was bubbling at the surface. Nibbling at that would heal her wounds fastest.

Turning to Kenzi, she cradled her warm cheek and pulled Kenzi's mouth into hers. Bo kissed her passionately, her tongue gently caressing Kenzi's own.

As the kiss ended, Bo pulled back to gauge Kenzi's reaction. If her friend seemed bothered by kissing her, Bo would let her sit this out and would regain her strength with Lauren alone. On the contrary, however, Kenzi looked aroused and pleased by the kiss. A goofy smile was plastered across her face in spite of the gory blood that dripped down their fronts.

Bo grinned. Good. Nonconsensual activity was her only hard limit.

She kissed her again, and this time began removing Kenzi's blouse with a graceful ease, careful to keep from further damaging Kenzi's clothes. As much as she liked the notion of tearing the clothes from her partner, it wouldn't do to so intimidate and disadvantage Kenzi on their first sexual experience together, especially when she didn't have a change of clothes readily available as did Lauren. Besides, Bo could wait a few seconds longer…

Kenzi moaned as Bo removed her bra and played with her breasts, flicking her nipples. Kenzi was already horny; it was easy to get her ready. Bo spiritually probed inside Kenzi, grabbed onto her chi, and gleefully sucked it from her friend's body, stimulating Kenzi's pleasure centers.

In addition to enjoying her yummy meal of human life force, Bo was pleased to watch Kenzi orgasm and know she was the cause. She cared deeply for her friend and felt bad for whatever got her down earlier, so she was delighted to see her look so happy now. The night turned out as she had hoped it would: Bo used her powers to give Kenzi a night of great sex. She knew Kenzi would be thankful and return the favor when she got her strength back.

Bo's body made good use of Kenzi's chi, healing her wounds and replenishing her blood supply. She cut off the flow of chi when she felt Kenzi start to tremble, and she cradled the powerless human. "Thanks, Kenz."

Kenzi whimpered with gratitude, staring at Bo as if at a visiting angel.

Smiling, Bo patted her shoulders. "And if you want more of that, all you have to do is ask," she told her.

"Well, I suppose I should have kept my clothes on," Lauren said dryly. She was now fully nude, and she smirked slightly as she observed them.

"Nonsense," Bo exclaimed. "There's no telling what damage that horrible thing could have done. I demand a thorough examination, doctor."

"And her?" Lauren nodded at Kenzi, resting helplessly in Bo's arms.

Bo looked at Kenzi. "Up for more?" she asked quietly.

Kenzi looked at Lauren. Her sexual aura pulsed even if her chi was minimal. She looked back to Bo.

"If you want to, then that's what I want, Bo," Kenzi mumbled. Her bells rang with each movement. Bo thought it was adorable.

Maybe that's why she put on the collar, because it was cute. Maybe Kenzi just wanted to look cute for Bo. Kenzi was wearing her little collar with her name on it and with bells, and it was just so cute.

Why wouldn't Kenzi want to look cute? It was practically her job to be cute. That's how she charmed her way into Bo's life. She liked making Bo happy by being cute. It made sense that, upon finding the collar, she would want to use it to make Bo happy by putting it on and acting all cute.

Bo just assumed Kenzi would find it degrading because Ryan meant it as something to decorate Bo's pet human, but Kenzi could appreciate it on a meta level. She was smart like that. She knew the Fae world believed she was a pet, and she could roll with that.

There were certain advantages to that, like none of the nasty Fae trying to eat her or take her as a pet for themselves. She was certainly able to enter more Fae places because of it. Even Trick wouldn't have let Kenzi enter the Dal and live if Bo hadn't claimed her and essentially told everyone Kenzi was her pet. Bo still had to reassert her claim from time to time. The Fae world was just plain unfriendly to humans.

Yeah, Kenzi probably put it on as a joke. She was Bo's pet to the Fae world, and she knew that Bo would find her putting it on amusing. It was amusing. And cute. And sexy. Bo was glad to get to see how it looked on her.

"Kenzi likes her collar," Lauren said, stepping over to them. She ran a finger down the side of the collar as she ran a hand down Bo's back. "That's why she came here. To show it off."

"Uh-huh," Kenzi agreed, watching Lauren and admiring her body. "What she said."

"Really?" Bo asked, surprised. Did Kenzi not take it as a joke? But...? But... how could she take it so positively? "You like it that much?"

Kenzi glanced away from Lauren's tits to look up at Bo with a guilty expression. "It's, well, um, really pretty. And the bells are, um, nice. And I... feel... spoiled?" She returned her gaze to Lauren.

Lauren stroked Kenzi's hair. "She told me she thinks it's gorgeous," she elaborated to Bo. "None of her other girlfriends ever gave her anything like this, and she adores it."

"What she said," Kenzi said softly. "I... I love my collar, Bo, and... I love being your pet." Her voice faltered, and she looked away from both women.

"My..." Bo stared at Kenzi as what she said began to really sink in. "My pet? You're my pet? And you love your... collar."

And... the humiliation was back, and this time Bo didn't have the excuse of bleeding to death to distract everyone with sexy fun times.

Shit. Oh shit. Really, really, shit!

Bo finally pieced together what must have happened. Kenzi found the collar, thought Bo got it for her, and started thinking Bo was one of those Fae who kept humans for pets. She must have worried... talked to people. She certainly talked to Trick and Lauren. Who else thought Bo enslaved Kenzi?

Bo looked at Lauren. Her dedicated girlfriend thought Bo enslaved her best friend. She felt sick.

"Take her," Bo mumbled, holding Kenzi out to Lauren.

Lauren looked surprised but accepted Kenzi into her arms. She stumbled when Bo released all the weight, but she managed to set Kenzi's weak form down on her couch—an effort that resulted in a great deal of jingling—as Bo ran for the toilet to vomit.