Yuki: I'm here with another chapter ^^ I got a review on my last one that I
posted, no one signed it though, so if it was you that posted the review I
would like to know.
I do not own MP but I do own Kage and the plot.
This takes place a while after the last chapter.
She could here the faint sound of the music as she woke, she kept her eyes closed as she realized his arms were around her. She slowly opened her eyes, her body had stiffen from the beating she had been given the night before. Jaguar woke up as Kage looked around the room from her spot in his arms.
"Good morning my pet." He brushed a hand through her long hair. She averted her gaze and said nothing back, He smiled yet there was something different in his smile that wasn't there when she had first arrived at Midnight. She rolled of the bed so that she landed on her knees as her master got out of the bed.
He got dressed as Kage sat there on the ground staring at it, "Come, we have a meeting with Jeshickah this morning." Kage stood slowly; she had lost more weight than it was healthy for a human to loose. She followed three steps behind him her leather collar making a soft clicking noise as she walked.
They entered the room and Kage bowed knowing that Jeshickah would be in there, when the bow was complete Jaguar pulled her up and against him tightly, she winched as he hit a wound from her beating.
"Hello Kitty," Jeshickah's cool voice sent a shiver down Kage's back as Jaguar released her at his seat.
"Jeshickah," His voice was dispassionate as he sat down motioning for his pet to sit at his feet. "How was the first batch of humans?"
"Horrible only three were born alive and two of them were sickly so I let the breeders feed on their thin blood." She growled maliciously.
"Shame," he felt Kage recoil at Jeshickah's words, "the next batch should be better, just make sure the breeders keep the females strong enough so they won't die." He laughed as he felt Kage cringe as well, "It seems we are scaring my little pet." He forced Kage against his leg as if comforting her.
"How is your little pet?" Jeshickah walked over to where Jaguar was sitting, Kage willing pressed harder against his leg as if it would hide her from Jeshickah.
"She's getting better, it took her a little while to get use to being a pet again." He brushed the long bangs out of Kage's face.
"Getting a little shaggy isn't she?" Jeshickah moved some more hair from her face, "Has she misbehaved recently?"
Kage pulled away from Jeshickah slipping past Jaguar's legs so that she was under the table, Jaguar didn't seem to mind too much because she was still in his reach.
He put a hand on her head, "I'm taking her to the slave that does grooming after the meeting," he held to Kage's hair so she couldn't move any further, "She did mess up slightly last night," He shrugged he was indifferent about it, she messed up he punished her and it was over.
"Really? What did she do?" Jeshickah bent down reaching for Kage who tried to pull back but was greeted with the pain of someone pulling her hair.
"I caught her stealing food," He laughed at Kage's fear of Jeshickah.
"And your punishment for her?" she continued to pet Kage's soft hair.
"Beating and no food tonight." He shrugged slightly, "I think you've scared my pet enough."
Jeshickah smirked wickedly, "I can really scar her if you want." She pulled her whip from a hook on her belt and let it uncoil on the ground. She raised her hand and snapped the whip, the whip hit the table making a noise that was equally as loud as the snap itself.
Kage jumped and her head hit the table, but she said nothing, she didn't even make a noise, but she shook like a scared cat. Jaguar laughed he knew that Jeshickah would not hit Kage, but she was only scaring her. Jeshickah snapped the whip again, and Kage shut her eyes tightly as Jeshickah continued to snap the whip. Jaguar let go of Kage's hair and she moved further away to the other side of the table, but she was still by Jaguar.
"Alright Jeshickah that's enough," he kneeled by Kage, "She is scared to death." He had a hint of amusement in his voice. He ushered Kage to him and she buried her face in his chest.
Jeshickah laughed at the girl and sat at her seat. Jaguar went to his feet holding the shaking pet.
"I like what you have done with Midnight Kitty," Jeshickah looked out the window at the moon that was behind Jaguar. "One thing though, the court yard, are you going to change that or leave it with Shayla there?"
"Shayla is to stay there, I can not put her in the wild or she'll die, even you wouldn't put a pet out in the human world if you know it did not have a chance." He put Kage back on the floor.
Jeshickah nodded, "that's fine, I will just find some other place for my new torturing place to be."
He shrugged, "Is that all you wanted to address?" He started to stand, Kage sat there until she was sure he was getting ready to leave.
"That is it," She left before he even finished standing, Kage followed Jaguar out slowly.
They walked down the hall towards the 'groomer' Kage walked slowly her stomach growling as she followed.
"Milord," a human lady bowed when they entered, she ignored Kage. "Why can I do for you Milord?"
"My pet needs grooming and some new cloths for the dinner tonight." He pushed Kage forward, she was still looking at the ground.
"Yes milord, may I ask a question?" she hesitated slightly before asking, she took Kage to a table.
"What?" his voice was cold.
"What dinner is being held tonight?" She turned her back on Kage who was sitting on the bed-like table.
"It is the slave market dinner, it is an addition I have made to Midnight, where people can sell buy, trade, show off, slaves." He glared at her, "If you keep asking pointless questions you might find yourself in a cage there."
"Sorry Milord." She walked over to Kage.
"When you are done take her to the tailors, I will be waiting for her there." He walked out, Kage sat at the table staring at the wall.
The girl brushed Keket's hair and started to wash it, "You have such beautiful hair Kage." She didn't respond, the girl looked at her, "You can talk around me, I won't tell Lord Jaguar." Once again Kage didn't respond, the girl sighed, "Can you talk?" Kage shrugged she hadn't made a sound for at least three months and she hadn't talked since Jeshickah broke her for the second time.
She finished Kage's hair, she had tied it in a low pony tail with a black ribbon the measure the length of Kage's hair; it looked elegant yet like something a pet would wear. She walked Kage to the tailors, and left her there.
She walked in looking down, as soon as she saw Jaguar's boots she bowed.
"Kage," He pulled her up and towards him, "Beautiful," he ran his hand through her groomed hair, he turned to the tailor, "Something black, and elegant, she will be on show tonight. I'll be back in an hour." He walked out leaving Kage there looked down as usual.
An hour later the tailor had clothes ready for her she carried them folded in her arms as she followed Jaguar back to his office. He took the cloths from her and placed them in a draw in his desk he sat down Kage was lying by the door of his office.
Jaguar picked up a letter he had received about a month earlier.
Hey Jaguar,
I'm visiting Greg right now; I just thought I write you. I'm starting to thing that you were right when you said I could not return to the world of Cathy, I am thinking about asking, or paying, Nathaniel for his blood. I'm thinking about joining your world of the night. I'll see you in a month or so, tell Kage hi. And Eric says hi.
Audra
He sighed the last shred of humanity he had left was for Audra and Eric and that was it.
Kage looked up at the door when there was a knock. Jaguar looked to the door and then to the letter, 'in a month' he cursed under his breath and stated a smooth but cold,
"Come in."
I do not own MP but I do own Kage and the plot.
This takes place a while after the last chapter.
She could here the faint sound of the music as she woke, she kept her eyes closed as she realized his arms were around her. She slowly opened her eyes, her body had stiffen from the beating she had been given the night before. Jaguar woke up as Kage looked around the room from her spot in his arms.
"Good morning my pet." He brushed a hand through her long hair. She averted her gaze and said nothing back, He smiled yet there was something different in his smile that wasn't there when she had first arrived at Midnight. She rolled of the bed so that she landed on her knees as her master got out of the bed.
He got dressed as Kage sat there on the ground staring at it, "Come, we have a meeting with Jeshickah this morning." Kage stood slowly; she had lost more weight than it was healthy for a human to loose. She followed three steps behind him her leather collar making a soft clicking noise as she walked.
They entered the room and Kage bowed knowing that Jeshickah would be in there, when the bow was complete Jaguar pulled her up and against him tightly, she winched as he hit a wound from her beating.
"Hello Kitty," Jeshickah's cool voice sent a shiver down Kage's back as Jaguar released her at his seat.
"Jeshickah," His voice was dispassionate as he sat down motioning for his pet to sit at his feet. "How was the first batch of humans?"
"Horrible only three were born alive and two of them were sickly so I let the breeders feed on their thin blood." She growled maliciously.
"Shame," he felt Kage recoil at Jeshickah's words, "the next batch should be better, just make sure the breeders keep the females strong enough so they won't die." He laughed as he felt Kage cringe as well, "It seems we are scaring my little pet." He forced Kage against his leg as if comforting her.
"How is your little pet?" Jeshickah walked over to where Jaguar was sitting, Kage willing pressed harder against his leg as if it would hide her from Jeshickah.
"She's getting better, it took her a little while to get use to being a pet again." He brushed the long bangs out of Kage's face.
"Getting a little shaggy isn't she?" Jeshickah moved some more hair from her face, "Has she misbehaved recently?"
Kage pulled away from Jeshickah slipping past Jaguar's legs so that she was under the table, Jaguar didn't seem to mind too much because she was still in his reach.
He put a hand on her head, "I'm taking her to the slave that does grooming after the meeting," he held to Kage's hair so she couldn't move any further, "She did mess up slightly last night," He shrugged he was indifferent about it, she messed up he punished her and it was over.
"Really? What did she do?" Jeshickah bent down reaching for Kage who tried to pull back but was greeted with the pain of someone pulling her hair.
"I caught her stealing food," He laughed at Kage's fear of Jeshickah.
"And your punishment for her?" she continued to pet Kage's soft hair.
"Beating and no food tonight." He shrugged slightly, "I think you've scared my pet enough."
Jeshickah smirked wickedly, "I can really scar her if you want." She pulled her whip from a hook on her belt and let it uncoil on the ground. She raised her hand and snapped the whip, the whip hit the table making a noise that was equally as loud as the snap itself.
Kage jumped and her head hit the table, but she said nothing, she didn't even make a noise, but she shook like a scared cat. Jaguar laughed he knew that Jeshickah would not hit Kage, but she was only scaring her. Jeshickah snapped the whip again, and Kage shut her eyes tightly as Jeshickah continued to snap the whip. Jaguar let go of Kage's hair and she moved further away to the other side of the table, but she was still by Jaguar.
"Alright Jeshickah that's enough," he kneeled by Kage, "She is scared to death." He had a hint of amusement in his voice. He ushered Kage to him and she buried her face in his chest.
Jeshickah laughed at the girl and sat at her seat. Jaguar went to his feet holding the shaking pet.
"I like what you have done with Midnight Kitty," Jeshickah looked out the window at the moon that was behind Jaguar. "One thing though, the court yard, are you going to change that or leave it with Shayla there?"
"Shayla is to stay there, I can not put her in the wild or she'll die, even you wouldn't put a pet out in the human world if you know it did not have a chance." He put Kage back on the floor.
Jeshickah nodded, "that's fine, I will just find some other place for my new torturing place to be."
He shrugged, "Is that all you wanted to address?" He started to stand, Kage sat there until she was sure he was getting ready to leave.
"That is it," She left before he even finished standing, Kage followed Jaguar out slowly.
They walked down the hall towards the 'groomer' Kage walked slowly her stomach growling as she followed.
"Milord," a human lady bowed when they entered, she ignored Kage. "Why can I do for you Milord?"
"My pet needs grooming and some new cloths for the dinner tonight." He pushed Kage forward, she was still looking at the ground.
"Yes milord, may I ask a question?" she hesitated slightly before asking, she took Kage to a table.
"What?" his voice was cold.
"What dinner is being held tonight?" She turned her back on Kage who was sitting on the bed-like table.
"It is the slave market dinner, it is an addition I have made to Midnight, where people can sell buy, trade, show off, slaves." He glared at her, "If you keep asking pointless questions you might find yourself in a cage there."
"Sorry Milord." She walked over to Kage.
"When you are done take her to the tailors, I will be waiting for her there." He walked out, Kage sat at the table staring at the wall.
The girl brushed Keket's hair and started to wash it, "You have such beautiful hair Kage." She didn't respond, the girl looked at her, "You can talk around me, I won't tell Lord Jaguar." Once again Kage didn't respond, the girl sighed, "Can you talk?" Kage shrugged she hadn't made a sound for at least three months and she hadn't talked since Jeshickah broke her for the second time.
She finished Kage's hair, she had tied it in a low pony tail with a black ribbon the measure the length of Kage's hair; it looked elegant yet like something a pet would wear. She walked Kage to the tailors, and left her there.
She walked in looking down, as soon as she saw Jaguar's boots she bowed.
"Kage," He pulled her up and towards him, "Beautiful," he ran his hand through her groomed hair, he turned to the tailor, "Something black, and elegant, she will be on show tonight. I'll be back in an hour." He walked out leaving Kage there looked down as usual.
An hour later the tailor had clothes ready for her she carried them folded in her arms as she followed Jaguar back to his office. He took the cloths from her and placed them in a draw in his desk he sat down Kage was lying by the door of his office.
Jaguar picked up a letter he had received about a month earlier.
Hey Jaguar,
I'm visiting Greg right now; I just thought I write you. I'm starting to thing that you were right when you said I could not return to the world of Cathy, I am thinking about asking, or paying, Nathaniel for his blood. I'm thinking about joining your world of the night. I'll see you in a month or so, tell Kage hi. And Eric says hi.
Audra
He sighed the last shred of humanity he had left was for Audra and Eric and that was it.
Kage looked up at the door when there was a knock. Jaguar looked to the door and then to the letter, 'in a month' he cursed under his breath and stated a smooth but cold,
"Come in."