Wendy

Wendy sat on the bed on her room and waited, a strange sense of calm had settled over her since she had been put in the room and although she was still scared, she felt more determined to survive whatever was thrown at her. She pulled slightly at the collar around her neck but it did not budge.

"If only I could get this thing off, I'd show them!" she muttered to herself.

She got up and pulled on the door but it was locked. With a sigh, she walked around the room trying to find anything what would help her when the time came to leave but the room was empty of anything useful. She sat back on the bed and hoped that Carla was ok. She had hoped they would be kept together but she was confident that Carla would be able to deal with anything that came her way. She was stronger than she looked! There was the sound of a key turning in the lock and the door swung open. The thug who had brought her here stood in the doorway and beckoned at her with his finger.

"Come on little one, the Master requires your presence," he smirked.

Wendy stood up and although on the inside she was scared and trembling, on the outside she did not let it show. As she walked towards the main room in the Guild Hall, she repeated her mantra over and over in her head.

"You are a dragon slayer; you are a dragon slayer and you will make them pay."

Carla

Despite her brave words to Wendy, as soon as Carla had heard the words "send her to the brothel" a fear had grown in her chest like nothing she had ever felt before. However, her job was to protect Wendy and the best thing she could do at that point was be strong for Wendy and reassure her that everything would be ok. She watched in dismay as Wendy was led off to another part of the guild hall and then she felt a hand dragging her to her feet and towards the main door. Carla was roughly pushed and dragged across the courtyard and out into the street. She tried to take in as many details as she could as she was pulled along the street but there were too many people to be able to clearly see what was happening. In only a few minutes they arrived at a house, which had banners on each side of the door with pictures of girls on. Carla looked at them and frowned, 'well that is classy' she muttered to herself. The man pulled Carla inside the building and she blinked in astonishment at the decoration inside. Everything was over the top and indulgent, the furniture covered in red velvet, the curtains the same whilst the wallpaper was flocked with gold velvet patterns. All in all, it was hideous but it definitely caught the attention of anyone who walked in. The man pushed Wendy forward, toward a woman sitting on a velvet sofa. She was middle aged but still beautiful. Her blonde hair piled up on her head, diamonds sparkling at her throat and clothing that screamed money. However, the whole image was spoilt by her eyes, cold and gray with the look of a predator. Carla was pushed to her knees in front of the woman.

"I brought you a new one, Narissa," the man said.

The woman on the sofa looked at Carla and it was clear she was not impressed with what she saw.

"Is she even human?" the woman asked, "She looks half cat!"

"I'm an Exceed," Carla said as the man slapped her around the head for talking out of turn.

"Speak when you are spoken to," he hissed.

Narissa got up and walked over the Carla, lifting her chin with her finger. "I suppose there may be some call for someone who looks different."

As she talked, the man passed her a note from Auboron, the guild master which stated that Carla was to be held to ensure that Wendy behaved and not to be put to work unless he sent confirmation that it should happen. Narissa scowled.

"So, I am supposed to just put her up in a room? This is not a hotel!" she said.

"Put her to work in another way, surely you need maids," the man said.

Narissa sighed and shouted out, "Lilia!"

A girl appeared through a door way and stood meekly in front of Narissa.

"Yes Ma'am" she said

"Take this one into the back and show her the ropes. She can share your room." Narissa said and with a wave of her hand dismissed Carla and Lilia from the room.

Lilia nodded and led Carla out of the room and through a maze of corridors to the back of the house and a small bedroom. She pointed at one of the beds.

"You can have that one," she said.

Carla smiled, "Thank you. My name is Carla."

Lilia smiled back, "It is nice to meet you. It is ok here if you do as you are told. Narissa is mean as hell but if you do not get on her bad side, you will be fine."

"My friend is at the guild; I need to find a way to help her. She is in danger and I am supposed to protect her." Carla said, looking upset.

"There is nothing you can do," Lilia said. "This is just how things are here. The Guild Master controls everything in this town and if she is with him, she is his property now."

Carla looked around the room and thought to herself that she needed to find a way to help Wendy. There had to be a way to get word to Fairy Tail to let them know where they were. She looked over at Lilia and wondered how much she could trust her. Maybe, just maybe Carla could find a way to get a message out but that would depend on making a friend of his girl and gaining her trust. Carla smiled at Lilia and said.

"So, how long have you been here? Tell me everything about what is expected of me. I do not want to get you or Wendy into trouble if I get it wrong."

Lilia smiled back, "Really all we have to do is make sure that the rooms are clean and all the girls are ready for when the guests arrive. We also have to serve drinks and food. It is not too hard and it is better than having to entertain the guests. I am going to have to start that next year when I am older and I don't want to but I don't have a choice, Narissa owns me."

Carla took in this information and realised that she could use it to her benefit. If they could get a message to Fairy Tail, Erza and the others would come and rescue not only her and Wendy but Lilia as well and save her from the fate she seemed destined for. Now all Carla had to do was work on making friends and convincing Lilia there was a way out of this mess!

Wendy

Back at the guild, Wendy was sitting on a cushion next to Auboron's seat. She felt very conspicuous in the outfit he had forced her to wear but she sat with her head up, refusing to look beaten. She was worried what would be expected of her and she had seen the leering look in the man's eyes as she had walked into the room. He had attached a chain to her collar so she was attached to him like a dog on a leash. Life was carrying on around the hall as if this was normal and Wendy had a suspicion that it was something that the guild members were used to seeing, a young girl chained up at the side of the Guild Master wearing totally inappropriate clothes. Wendy realised that other members of the guild were staring at her in a way that made her skin crawl and she thought that there was something very wrong with the morality in this guild. She smiled internally when she thought about the fun Erza and Natsu would have taking down this creep and if she could get her collar off, she would gladly help them. Lost in thought, she did not realise that Auboron had bent down towards her. She only realised when she felt a breath on her neck as he inhaled next to her hair.

"You smell lovely, my pretty one. You will make a good playmate. Don't worry, there is no rush. The anticipation is half of the fun," he smirked and moved back to sit up.

Wendy shivered in disgust and almost lost her composure but managed to keep her face neutral staring forward. She had never been so disgusted and terrified in her life. She just hoped her friends were somewhere heading towards her because there was no way in this world she was becoming this perverts plaything!