Yoko walked to the meeting room to talk with Kuroune and thought of his new acquisition. The cat demon had a little bit of an attitude but it wasn't anything he couldn't handle. But by the stares of the other thieves as he walked with her home, keeping her out of the hands of the others would be a task. He could see why they would be interested, for a cat, she was pretty. Not that he wanted her or anything; he just didn't want to end up with a pregnant cat on his hands. But then again, he did wonder what it would be like to kiss that lip that she bit when she was nervous. He shook his head and entered the meeting room.

"You get her settled in?" Kuroune asked as Yoko shut the door behind him.

"I put her in with Alianne." Yoko replied, moving to sit in his chair.

Kuroune nodded. "Good, if anyone can de-claw that cat she can." Yoko smiled.

"I don't think she is going to hard. She seems obedient enough." Yoko said.

"Or just passive aggressive." Kuroune responded. Yoko rolled his eyes.

"What jobs are you going to give her?" Kuroune asked.

"I think I am going to have her clean the kitchen, library, and the common rooms. I also might have her straighten my room."

"Good, bout time someone did. It's a mess!" Kuroune joked.

"Like you can talk!" Yoko shot back.

"Fine, have her clean my room." Kuroune said. "Maybe she can make my bed while I am still in it." He added with a smirk. Yoko instantly stood up, slamming his hands down on the table.

"Keep your hands off the cat!" He said. Kuroune looked at him strangely. "I was just kidding." He said. Yoko slowly lowered himself back down looking relieved.

"I know." He said.

"You know I prefer dogs to cats." Kuroune said with a grin. "But I know you like cats."

"What is that supposed to mean!" Yoko asked him, sending him a glare.

Kuroune shook his head and turned his back. "Nothing, just making conversation." He then turned to face his partner.

"She is quite a looker isn't she?" Kuroune asked slyly. Yoko nodded absentmindedly.

"Yes," he answered. "But I brought her here to clean, not mate!" he added. Kuroune held up his hands. "Did I say otherwise?" Kuroune turned and walked to the door.

"I'll see you in the morning. We need to start planning our next thief." Yoko nodded.

"Right, see you tomorrow." Yoko said as Kuroune left the room.

Satira lifted her head from the pillow as the door to her room opened to reveal a girl about her age. She had a long scaly tail and two horns on her head that curled back over ears. She had black hair and friendly red eyes.

"Hi." She said entering the room and closing the door behind her. "You must be the cat who lost the duel with Yoko."

Satira sighed and looked out the window dismally. "Don't remind me"

"Hey, it's not that bad!" the girl said sitting on the bed next to her. She stuck out her hand. "I'm Alianne." She said. Satira looked at the outstretched hand and shook it. "Satira." She replied.

"Pretty name." Alianne said. "You made quite a stir today." She said standing up.

"I did?" Satira questioned.

Alianne nodded. "Yup. A lot of the thieves are waiting to get a look at Yoko's new servant. When he catches someone trespassing without permission, he doesn't normally bring them home." Alianne had a feeling she knew why he had brought her home, and after seeing how pretty Satira was she was certain. Yoko was attracted to her. He may be too thick to notice it right off, but she would bet her life that by the end of the month Yoko would have himself a mate.

"I'm just lucky that way." Satira said sarcastically.

"Hey, living here isn't the end of the world. You could do a lot worse." Alianne said as she dressed for bed.

"I guess so." Satira said. She reached up and closed her hand around her necklace with a sigh. Alianne looked at her for a moment and then sat on the bed across from her.

"Why don't you get some sleep? Things will look better in the morning."

"I might as well." Satira replied. Alianne gave her a reassuring look. "Things will be ok. Yoko isn't hard to serve as long as you do what you're told."

"Thanks." Satira said lying down. Alianne smiled and lay down on her bed.

"And tomorrow, I'll show you where everything is. And I bet that once you get used to it, you'll like it here." Alianne then turned over and fell asleep. Satira stared out the window and smiled. At least she had something like a friend now, and for once, she wasn't totally alone.