Chapter 28
Rocky introductions
"What project?" I asked.
He walked out of the elevator. "Me and Dad made you some androids!"
"Hello, Mistress!" One of them said.
They came into view. A woman with blond shoulder length hair and turquoise eyes smiled at me. She had a mole on left cheek. She wore a light pink shirt and pants. Her necklace was red with a white pendant. The man was built like a track star. His skin was copper with a gold undertone. He had a heart shaped face and straight black hair. His eyes were sea glass blue. He wore a blue shirt and jeans.
"This is Caity and that's Kai." Alex gestured to the blond first.
"Hi." I waved.
"Alex, did you tell anyone about this?" Fox asked.
"No, why?" He asked.
"Mistress!" Zara yelled. "There are new people in the house-"
"Where's Ragen?" Fox asked.
"Out with Amaka. He'll be back at dinner time." Owen said.
"Mistress mine!" Zara said.
"No, mine!" Kai argued.
Caity didn't seem to care about that. She turned into a fox and scratched her side. Her fur was yellow with some white on her muzzle, chest, the tip of her tail, and feet.
"Hey, no. No. No fighting, be nice." Alex intervened.
"Mine." Kai said softly.
"You're all going to help Talia. Ok? More help good." Alex looked at Zara.
"Bad." She frowned.
"Caity and Kai are good. You'll see." He insisted.
"You have to share with them." Fox told her.
"No!" She shouted.
Caity sat by my feet and showed her tummy. I rubbed it. Her fur was soft. Her tail wagged. She licked my arm. Then I had to go to my piano lesson. I waved goodbye to them. Alex went to go do something else. We walked to the music room.
"You want to see what they do?" Owen asked.
"Yeah." I nodded.
Puck and I floated above the Great hall. Alex was also there. I poked him. He put me in a head lock and noogied me. I whined.
"Alexander, enough. You're going to set off their sixth sense. Now, shush." Puck scolded.
Fox was telling Kai and Caity the rules. They listened attentively. She warned all of them to behave. They nodded. She left. Kai screamed at Zara and she screamed back. They got in each other's faces before wrestling. Kai was bigger than Zara and he sorta knew how to fight, but Zara had more practice. He used his magic to stick her to the ground. She smacked his head and got away. Kai caught her quickly. They tussled. Zara won. Zara looked at Caity. Caity rolled over and showed her her tummy. Zara decided that this was fine. She got off of Kai.
Caity tugged on Kai's pants then ran away. He changed into a fox and started chasing her. Kai was a very big fox. He had white muzzle and cheeks with a narrow stripe that continued up to his forehead. His chest and paws were also white. The rest of fur was fluffy and black. Zara wanted to play too. She went after Kai. They ran a few laps around the room. Caity tackled Kai and Zara. They laid in a pile. Caity licked Kai's head.
"I want to play with Mistress." Caity whined.
"Mistress has lessons." Zara explained, pouting.
"Not fair." Kai added.
"Owen says they good." She said.
"I luv Mistwess very much." Caity nibbled Zara's paw.
"Mistress the bestest." Kai's tail wagged.
"We gonna care for Mistress and luv her forever." Zara nodded.
"Yeah!" The others agreed.
"I want outside." Caity got up.
"I know where outside is." Zara said.
She untangled herself from Kai. They followed her out of the Great Hall. Puck took me back to the music room. Alex was there too. I sat at the piano. I practiced until it was break time. Something scratched at the door. Owen opened it. Zara, Kai, and Caity were waiting for me. They were covered in dirt and grass. Zara was the dirtiest. Her front was completely brown.
"Zara, no!" Owen yelled but it was too late.
They all came in and jumped on me. I giggled as they licked my face. I petted them. They whined happily. Kai crawled on my chest. I rubbed his sides. His tail blurred. He whuffed and laid his head on me.
"Caitlyn, it's bath time." Owen went to pick up Caity.
Caity barked and twisted out his grasp. Zara ran away. Kai showed his tummy. I rubbed it. He smiled. Owen chased Caity around the piano. She tried to go under the bench. He caught her. She whined and barked loudly.
"Talia, go change. Kai, stay. We must get you clean before dinner." Owen said.
I went to my room and changed. Then I read some more of my book. Owen came and got me for dinner. Kai was talking to Fox, telling her about their playtime. Caity and Zara were sitting across from me.
"Hi, Mistress. Owen gave us baths. I was good. I didn't bite Owen." She told me.
"Nu huh. I didn't bite Owen, his hand was in my way." Zara argued.
"Where's Ragen?" David asked.
"He'll be here shortly. We can eat now." Owen said.
We had teriyaki chicken noodles. I was halfway through my noodles when Ragen came in. We said hi. He paused, looking around. Then his gaze settled on Kai. Kai watched him too. Ragen started screaming at him. Kai's eyes glowed light blue and then he got up.
"NO FIGHTING!" I yelled at them.
They stopped in their tracks. Ragen whined. He knew he started it. Kai looked at me indignantly. As if he wasn't about fight. I narrowed my eyes. They looked at the floor.
"Yes, Mistress." They mumbled.
"Ragen?" Owen asked.
"Yeah?" He looked up.
"Did you get my messages?" He asked him.
Ragen looked at his phone. "One, come home before dinner."
"This is Caitlyn and Kai-" Owen introduced them.
"No Kai, Kai leave." Ragen insisted.
"Ragen, you can't do that. Kai and Caity are going to help take care of Talia too." Fox added.
His nose wrinkled in a pout. "Fine."
"Now, sit and eat." David told him.
Ragen sat and ate his food. We talked about our day. Zara and Kai didn't want to get trouble for fighting so they only talked about playing outside. They had dug some holes in the garden. David was unhappy about that. I told them when Kai and the girls visited me during my piano lesson. Fox found it funny. Ragen's date with Amaka went well.
After dinner, we took Kai and Caity to meet the gargoyles. Goliath was a little wary. It didn't help that Bronx growled at Caity. We let Bronx and Fu-Dog sniff them. They let Caity and Kai pet them. I hung out with the clan for a bit. Then it was magic time. It wasn't super exciting. Just practicing spells. My magic lesson went by quickly and then it was bedtime. Puck was tucking me into bed when Ragen peeked in.
"Can I see Mistress?" He asked.
"The others will want to see her too. Will you behave?" Puck asked.
"Yes." He nodded.
Puck brought the rest of them to my room. Kai nuzzled me when he saw me. Ragen growled. Puck glared at him. He quieted down. They all cuddled me. The air filled with their magic. It was different. I knew Zara's and Ragen's, but not Kai's or Caity's. Zara's magic smelt happy; mostly of blackberry and clover with a bit of pine nut. Ragen had a mild saffron and nutmeg scent and honey. There was also maple and lemon blossom in the air. It was a nice smell though. My eyelids drooped and I fell asleep.
