Yuki: Wow, chapter 11, I hope you are enjoying this ^^

I do not own MP but I do own a guy that is mentioned in this and Kage, and Vampirious (which is used in a story of mine.)

Kage followed Jaguar down the hall the only noise was the soft clicking of her collar. They entered the dinning hall, on the left side there were rows of cages most of them held humans.

Kage was dressed in a suede tank top and loose leather pants to match her master.

"Ah Kitty, your pet looks marvelous tonight." Jeshickah walked up and watched Kage bow.

"Thanks," he suppressed a low growl at his nick name, "I see you have failed to find yourself a pet that satisfies you.""

She nodded, "It is hard to find one that firs the credentials." She went to pet Kage; Kage tired to pull away but Jaguar caught her arm keeping her there.

Jeshickah sneered and pulled her whip from her belt, "You are not to pull back from any one," she back handed Kage with the handle of the whip and then walked off.

Jaguar turned to face Kage, "That will be a nice bruise," her traced one of his slender fingers down the already developing bruise and the long slice that followed the bruise, "it won't scar." He smirked as he liked the blood off his finger, Kage could see hunger in his eyes.

They walked to the table, Jaguar sat in the chair and Kage sat on her knees next to him. She started to glance around the room as those in the cages, most were broken but few were not. One of them looked familiar, a guy about 18 years in age, he had white hair but it appeared silver, he was well built and the only marking he had was a long scar down his back and a small 'V' shape scar on his left shoulder. He was only wearing a black sheet that was tied around his waist so that he was able to be inspected easily. (A/N MY BISHI! *cough* sorry kind of an inside joke with a friend)

He suddenly turned his head as if he could feel Kage's gaze, they locked eyes for a few moments and then he forced himself to turn and Kage went back to looking around the room.

The shape-shifters and witches that were attending the dinner were being offered food, and slaves were bring around bleeders to all the vampires.

"Milord?" A young slave girl brought a bleeder up to Jaguar.

"No, I will use my pet," he shook his head and gestured down to Kage.

The slave left and Jaguar pulled Kage up and onto his lap.

"Relax Kage," he was already putting the pressure of his mind on hers. He took her collar off and set it on the table and then tilted her head so that her neck was exposed.

She felt his fangs enter her neck, but she was already close to collapsing because of the presser on her mind. He drank, Kage went limp in his arms, but she wasn't dead.

He laid her at his feet wiping the blood from his mouth. A while later Nathaniel came up to him, Kage had woken and was sitting by Jaguar.

"Jaguar," He leaned over the table, "We have a meeting now."

Jaguar nodded, "This place is boring me anyways, come Kage."

Kage stood but was still weak, but she followed the two; they passed the cages and she once again saw the guy, but this time he was being prepared to be transported to a special room for inspection. His potential buyer was a vampire by the name of Kyomi; Kage had often seen him around Midnight.

Jaguar closed the door when everyone was in; Audra was sitting at his desk, she threw him a small plastic box, "Give it to Kage, it's a brace for her left wrist, she needs it."

He handed it to Kage, "Put it on and then sleep until I come and wake you up." She took the box and ran into his room.

"You fed off of her?" Audra stood.

Jaguar nodded slightly, "But as I said before she is none of your concern Audra."

"Someone has to be concerned for her," She sneered slightly, "Nathaniel, let's get this done"

Jaguar leaned against the wall listening to the faint sounds of music that came through it.

"Haven't you forgotten to ask Jaguar something?" Nathaniel stepped up.

Audra cursed under her breath, she had gotten caught up in what a jerk Jaguar was being that she almost forgot, "Jaguar, I'm going to need a place to stay when this is done, Eric is staying with Greg until I go back to get him. Can I stay here?"

He looked up slightly shocked, "Um, sure. Though you are going to have to avoid Jeshickah."

She nodded, "I know"

"And you can't spoil Kage, if you do Jeshickah will kill her." He leaned against the wall.

"And here I was starting to think you enjoyed torturing the girl." She turned to Nathaniel, "ready."

Nathaniel smiled slightly, "I'll take care of her Jaguar, I'll bring her back after we've fed."

Jaguar walked out checking Kage's mind to make sure she was sleeping. He walked around making his way to the court yard. Was Audra right? Was he enjoying his power? There were times when he missed the obedience of a pet, but he was so sure that was over.

He rubbed a hand over Shayla's muzzle and sighed, "I am doing this for Kage's life right?" She nuzzled him reassuringly.

He stood a few minutes before sunrise, "I'll be back later," and then he disappeared.

He reappeared in his room by his bed. Kage was curled up at the end of the bed; he turned off the radio and her eyes fluttered open. She scurried off the bed and onto the floor in a bow; her left wrist had the brown brace that Audra had bought.

"Play," he handed her a pan flute; she had taken up the instrument at Vampirious as some form of relaxation and now it was used to lull her master to sleep. She started to play. Jaguar looked at her, "You can stop when I am asleep."

She closed her eyes and played the tune was a medium soft beat, and her mind travel to the past that she barely remember.

*flash back*

Kage sat in the white halls of Vampirious playing the pan flute someone just bought her.

One of the guys, Yuri, was walking down the hall, "Why do you bother with that?" He glanced at her, "I mean it sounds good and all but it isn't going to do you any good."

She stopped for a moment, Yuri was always nice to her but had different views, he was in the same boat as she was, with the curse from a Triste, but he picked a fight with one instead. "I like the sound, it helps me relax." She continued to play as Yuri stood over her.

"But what good will it do with a vampire?" Yuri sat down.

"Who knows maybe the vampire will spare my life." She laughed slightly, and he smiled "Maybe."

**end flash back**

Kage looked up as she finished the song, Jaguar was sleeping. She put the flute back and turned on the radio, she curled up at the foot of the bed.