Quick Announcement: I have a Deviant art and Ao3. I sometimes post fanart for my fics. My Ao3 has Gargoyles stuff. There's two stories on my Ao3 that are only on Ao3. Gargoyles Tumblr Chats and Talia Xanatos: Extras. My username is for both is still emyy250.

Chapter 2

First day/Nest

I woke up warm. Like someone was cuddling me kind of warm. But my arms and legs were also cold. I yawned and rubbed my eyes. I wiggled out of bed. Kai had snuck into my room. But my blankets were gone.

"Hey, Tai, what's with the nest?" Adri walked in.

"David got me a Pet fox." I explained. "Did he move it?"

"The blanket one?" She asked.

"The what?" I asked.

I peeked out my bedroom door and saw my blankets. My comforter was at the bottom and the quilt and fleece blanket made the walls. I think he stole one of my pillows too.

"Mistress?" Kai yawned.

"Kai, come." I said sternly.

He shuffled out sleepily. He smiled when he got close to me. His demeanor changed when he saw Adri. Tail stiff, ears back. His lips curled back. "My Mistress! My house! Go away!"

"Kai, stop it!" I scolded.

He whimpered and tried to nuzzle me.

"Adri is my girlfriend, be nice." I told him.

"Sorry…" He muttered.

He slowly went to her and sniffed her. After a few long seconds, he decided she was ok. She reached to pet him. He let her pet his head.

"Good boy." I said and he brightened a bit.

Then I looked and remembered he had taken my blankets. I bent to grab them and he ran over. He growled as I got hold of the quilt. He grabbed the other end of the blanket.

"Kai, drop it!" I warned.

"Mine!" He tugged.

"Drop it!" I said.

"My nest!" He didn't have a good grip, but he was still strong.

"Your nest is in the corner." I grunted.

"Dis my nest!" Kai insisted.

"Kai, give it." I tugged harder.

"No!" He was starting to lose ground.

"Adri, help me." I looked at her.

"Nu huh, he's an Alpha. He won't like it if I destroy his nest." She shook her head.

"My blankets!" He insisted.

"You can't have all the blankets. I'll get you some later. These are mine." I stumbled as he lost his grip.

He pouted as I took them back to my room and shut the door. I frowned as I realized they all had fox fur on them. I made breakfast, eggs, pancakes, and toast. Kai wanted in the kitchen, but Adri was already pouring the next batch in. His ears were flat on his head.

"Hey, Kai, Kai. Wanna pour juice?" I asked.

"Ok, Mistress." He mumbled.

It turned out it wasn't that easy to distract him. He made sure I was looking when he poured the juice and set it on the table. He wanted pats for doing what I told him to.

"Yes, you are good boy, Kai. No kissies, breakfast time now! Kai want breakfast?" I pointed.

Kai sat at the end of the table, clearly pleased that he was next to me. Adri was across from me. I kept my back to the wall. I scooped some eggs and pulled some pancakes off the plate. Adri got what she wanted and then Kai got the rest. And he ate the rest.

He wanted to eat off of my plate, but I wouldn't let him. Adri gave him some pancake even though I said it was a bad idea. We finished up and then washed the dishes. Kai watched Adri from a distance, chewing on his squeak toy.

"You gonna go home?" I asked.

"Yeah, but I think my sketchbook's here. Black, paint splatters." She described.

"Paint splatters on everything you own." I got it from the bookshelf.

"Nu huh, you're not." She disagreed, kissing my cheek.

Kai barked. "Mine, my Mistress!"

"Kai, behave." I scolded. "You have to share me."

"No." He sat at my feet.

"Yes." I told him.

"You gonna be ok?" Adri asked.

"Yeah, I can use my magic on him." I shrugged.

"That's not a good idea." She frowned.

"If he's super fucking aggressive." I added.

"Pet me." He bumped my hand.

I ignored him. "It'll be fine."

"I'll be back later. Bye, Kai." She petted him then left.

I went to my office and booted up my laptop. The door opened again. Kai stopped when he was at my side.

"Mistress pet." He asked. I patted his head, but he wanted a full tummy rub. "More pets!"

"I have to do work now." I turned back to my laptop. "Go play."

He left and came back with his toy dragon. It was red with a yellow belly and blue wings. His tail thumped on the ground. He kept putting it in my lap. I grabbed it and he shook his head. I stood up and tugged it. He whined happily and got it out of my hands.

"You won, hooray!" I steered him toward the door. "Now, go play in the living room."

"Again!" Kai bonked it against my leg.

"Play later." I turned on the TV.

Then I hid some treats for him, mostly on the floor. I went back to my office and started writing more of the Pet adventure book. It was like chapter book with pictures. Kai noticed I was gone by now. I heard his paws stop at my office. He scratched at the door before whining.

"Mistress? Mistress, I want in now." Kai asked, trying the knob.

"Go play, I'm busy." I told him.

"Want in." He frowned.

He broke it in half with a loud crack. I stared shocked. He wasn't supposed to that strong. Kai nuzzled my lap. His tail brushed against the floor.

"Kai, I told you no. I can't play right now. Now, you broke the door. Bad fox." I scolded.

"Mistress…" He rolled in his back.

"No, no playtime, no bed, no cuddles! You were a bad boy!" I took his dragon, which he dropped, and put it on my office bookshelf.

"Am good boy! Kai good boy!" He barked.

"Good boys don't break doors." I pointed.

"Door bad!" He insisted.

"Door not bad." I scooted out from the desk.

Kai followed me, hoping I'd change my mind if he made enough pheromones. He smelt a bit stronger, almost musky-ish. I should make him take a shower, but I didn't have a fur catcher in my bath drain yet. I found my phone in my room and called Dad.

"Hello, Talia." Owen answered.

"Kai broke my office door." I told him.

"Really?" He asked.

"Straight in fucking half." I watched as Kai got on my bed. I dragged him off of it, closing the door. It was hard since he kept fighting me. "I told you no bed."

"Want bed." He scratched at the door.

"Talia?" Owen said.

"Kai's making a stink and he wants in my room." I said. I saw his squeak toy and hid it. Then I hid the rest of his toys.

"Mistress open?" He asked again.

"No. Anyway, come fix it." I said.

"Fine." He hung up and Puck came.

"My Mistress!" Kai growled.

"My chick, my daughter." Puck reminded him.

"Mine." Kai followed us.

He looked at the door and whistled, patting Kai on the back and laughed. "Alex must not of realized…"

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"Poke around a bit." He gestured.

I furrowed my brow as I felt around Kai's spirit. It was definitely more Pet than people like. His spirit buzzed happily although a little dampened by my punishment. I felt something reaching out from the core. I followed it. It was dormant, not quiet dead. I poured a bit more magic into the connection. It flared and I shielded my eyes.

Kai's fox ears were gone and the lower half of his body matched his upper half. He was very naked. I put some shorts on him.

"Mistress?" Kai asked.

"I'm ok, Kai. What happened?" I frowned.

"A spirit fox must have found his momma when she escaped." Puck hummed. "That's temporary, by the way. His magic wanted to match yours. He'll get control of it later."

"When you teach him?" I asked.

"Yeah." He nodded.

"My fur gone!" He patted his thighs. "Where fur? Where tail?!"

"Kai, Kai, you're ok. Kai! You're ok, you're ok. See, there it is." I helped him back into his normal state. His tail grew back and his legs turned into a fox's. His ears came back. He didn't like the shorts and tore them off. I threw them away before he could play with them.

"Cuddles." He told me.

"No cuddles. You broke the door." I pointed.

"Door fixed." He said.

"No cuddles." I told him.

Kai laid on the floor.

"Anyway, I'll tell Xanatos what happened. I'll see you later, little trickster." Dad said.

Puck kissed my cheek and Kai growled. He gave Kai a kiss too then he went home. His tail thumped as he realized I hadn't left. He wiggled closer to me.

"No jumping." I looked at him.

He whined and watched me. I thought for a moment. I got out my phone. It rang a bit before she answered.

"Hey, Tai." She said.

"Can you drive us to the Pet store?" I asked.

"Sure, gimme a like 20 minutes." I think she put her paint brush in her mouth.

"Okay, bye." I hung up.

"Mistress?" Kai scooted closer.

"We're going to get you blankies. Now, go get a shirt." I pointed to the plastic box.

His tail wagged a bit as he got one. It was a blue tee shirt. He laid on the floor and began chewing it.

"Hey! Don't do that." I scolded him.

"Why?" He asked.

"We have to go outside to get your blankies." I explained.

"No outside. Mistress mine." Kai growled.

"We have to go see the blankets. What if they don't feel nice?" I tried.

"No outside." He insisted.

I sighed. "Are you still mad about being punished?"

"Kai good boy." His ears flattened.

"You can't break things when you wanna play or scent me. I can't play with you if I'm cleaning up. And it's not nice." I told him.

He rolled on his back, whimpering. "I'm sorry, Mistress."

"I know, just be nicer when you ask for stuff." I shrugged.

"Yes, Mistress." He said.

I petted him. His tail wagged fast. I found a spot on his tummy that made his leg kick. He let me rub his tummy a bit more then he wanted to nuzzle me. Kai must have been upset because he hadn't gotten to mark in awhile. Adri and Puck coming into the apartment probably didn't help. He was still a Pet. He had instincts and needs different than a human's.

"Kai wanna mark?" I asked.

Kai's eyes lit up. "Mark Mistress! Mark Mistress!"

"Go couch." I pointed.

He ran to it and looked back at me. I laid on the couch. He kissed me and made happy fox sounds. It was several minutes before he even considered slowing down. I rubbed his scent gland, the one on his jaw. He melted in my arms. I petted his ears and shoulders. I thoroughly marked. Even through my clothes. Kai yawned.

He nibbled my neck. "More rubs."

"Fine." I petted his ears again.

He growled. "More rubs."

I frowned. I moved my hand down his neck. His tail thumped as I touched his scent gland again. He cooed and kissed me. I massaged it. Kai whined, blissed out. I slowly eased up so he wouldn't get upset.

"Go get your shirt." I said.

"My Mistress." He laid on me.

"Adri's gonna be here soon." I reminded.

"Mine." He pouted.

Adri came in. "It smells… funky?"

"I think it's just all the marking he did. I gotta get some bath stuff." I pushed him off of me.

"I mark Mistress. Mistress mine." He told her.

"You have to share." I got his shirt and gave it to him.

He put it on then sniffed Adri again. He decided she was still ok for a few ear scratches. We went to Adri's car and drove to the Pet district. It was originally just the Pet Park, but some businesses grew around it. Adri parked the car and we got out.

We were looking at the map when I noticed Kai was gone. Adri started trying to see if he had went in one of the stores. I didn't think he was.

"Kai, come!" I called. "Get back here, Kai!"

I heard some geese honk and fly away. They had been in the grass. His tail wagged as he came back, with a dead Canadian goose in his mouth. He set it at my feet.

"Did you find- What is that?" Adri asked, walking back.

"Mistress goose!" Kai snapped. He thought she was too close.

"Kai, you can't snap at Adri because she got near your kill." I told him.

"That Mistress goose." He repeated.

"That's still not ok. I want you to be nice to her. Adri is my girlfriend, my mate-" I sent the goose back home.

He sniffed the ground. Then sat in front of me. His ears stiffened. The gears in his brain went into overtime.

"Adri need goose!" He declared before running off again.

We chased him, yelling for him to stay, but he was faster than us. I saw some people nearby so I couldn't use my magic to pull him back toward me.

"When was the last time he was taken outside?" Adri asked.

"I dunno. I got him last night." I answered.

We had gotten into the Pet Park. It was fairly flat with a few lone trees and hills. But there were also holes maintenance hadn't filled yet. He veered into the forest. That was the border between the park and everything else. Kai sniffed around, caught a scent, and then started going deeper.

"Aw, fuck." Adri swore.

"What happened?" I turned around. Adri was sprawled on the ground. I helped her up.

"I'm ok." She panted.

"Let's go wait for him in the grass." I suggested.

We went back to the park and sat. A couple dogs came over and we played with them. They mostly wanted to fetch. Their owners called them back. Kai came back with a wild rabbit in his mouth.

"Adri get bunny." Kai dropped it at her lap.

"Kai, you didn't have to…" She petted his head awkwardly.

"Kai good boy, Kai feed pack." His tail wagged.

"You ready to go get your blankets now?" I asked.

"Yes." He nuzzled me. I sent the bunny away.

We walked back to the store. Kai was less happy because there were other Pets in the store. I held his hand. It calmed him a bit. The store was divided by secondary gender. Adri drove the cart as we went to the nest section. All of the blankets were in plastic covers so it didn't smell like other Alphas.

"You get 3 big blankets." I found the fabric samples and gave it to him.

Kai sniffed it and growled. "Stinky toy, bad toy."

"It's not a toy. It's made of the same fabric as the blankies." Adri explained.

He looked them over and whined. Adri decided to help him. I watched for bit, but then went to the bath aisle. I found drain snake and a fur catcher. I went back. Adri was trying calm Kai down by rubbing his back. He whined and chewed his shirt. Why was he upset? His nose flared.

"Mistress!" Kai picked me up and rubbed his face on mine.

"Adri, do something." I whined.

"I'm taking video, what more do you want?" She asked.

"I want down." I pouted.

"No. Mistress stay with me." He kissed and nuzzled me.

"I was gone for 3 minutes." I sighed.

"He's an Alpha, they're clingy." Adri shrugged.

"Did you get your blankets?" I asked.

"Yes." He told me.

"Let's get a couple pillows too." I pointed.

Kai carried me to the pillows. He got some nice ones. Then we passed the toy aisle. He had to see the toys. I let him get two squeaky bones. One was white with rainbow pattern of stars and the other was black with rainbow paw prints. We paid for everything and went home. Kai opened the blankets and made a nest. I kept the squeaky bones hidden for now.

"You gonna go home?" I asked Adri.

"My paintings are still drying." She said.

"So, you're gonna stay until it's safe to go back?" I smiled.

"Those pay for our toys." She got her watercolor pad and paints.

"Why Mistress go room?" Kai pointed to my office.

"I have to go in my office to write stories-" I started to explain.

"Mistress story teller!?" His ears perked up.

"Not exactly… I… make them." I furrowed my brow.

"Mistress make story!" His tail nearly smacked his side.

"Behave and I'll let you play tomorrow." I went in my office again. "Keep an eye on Kai."

"Will do." She sketched something.

I heard Kai's paws scurry around. I knew he was fine and continued working. I checked my email, checked my social medias, personal and work, and then watched a few Youtube videos. Adri taught him how to paint and he painted us. Kai behaved for rest of the day. Mostly, he tried to go in my room a few times. Adri had to remind him that he wouldn't get cuddles if he misbehaved. Then Kai napped in his new nest for awhile.

Dinner was spaghetti and hot dog bits. I didn't know how to cook rabbit or goose. Kai begged, but we didn't give him our food. We watched TV for a bit. Dad came and taught me a new spell. Kai watched us warily. I enchanted Kai's collar so his magic wouldn't flare when he was upset. But it had a limit of what it could handle.

"Ok, girls, go to bed and no funny business. I'm gonna teach Kai and I rather not he be distracted." Puck shooed us to the bathroom.

We brushed our teeth and let Kai mark us. Adri cooed and petted him. His tail wagged. Then Owen, having temporarily turned back, tucked us in. Then Puck wanted kisses so we let him. Puck got Kai out of my room and closed the door.

The next morning, I rolled over and my butt squeaked. It was Kai's dragon. I frowned. It wasn't here before. I threw the blankets off and saw that a lot of his toys and his shirts were in my bed. Then I heard Adri in the living room.

"Gimme my bra, Kai." She tried to tug it out his grasp. "These are the only ones I got right now."

"Mine!" He growled.

"Drop it." She said.

"My nest!" He protested.

"Adri, leave it. I'll make you another." Puck appeared.

I went out. He snapped and another bra was in her hand. Kai was fixing his nest. She slipped it on under her shirt.

"What's with the toys in my bed?" I asked.

"Soaking in your scent." Dad sighed. "Look, Sweetheart, I know yesterday was busy and all, but you gotta give him more scented stuff. It makes them feel safe and adjust faster."

"Dad..." I started.

"You and Adri both have to read the Pet guide I gave you, at least the section on Alphas. Oh, Kai?" Puck turned to him.

Kai looked.

"What's Adri smell like?" He asked.

"Beta." Kai answered.

"And what's Talia smell like?" Puck waited.

"Omega!" Kai barked happily.