-Kikuri my dear, did I say something that offended you? What happened? I asked and hugged her.
-S Sorry Richard - she said between sobbing it is just it is just when Momiji said that you wanted to talk to me and settle some subjects I got ready for the worst as if you were going to turn me down or worse send me away -Oh! That is the motive of those tears? I asked while hugging her tighter.
-Y Yeah, I thought would never reciprocate to the feelings of a mere slave but what I feared most was being sent away and never again being able to see my beloved Richard - she said sobbing harder in my arms.
That touched me deeply I began feeling something sincere for that nekomimi of course it wasn t something even near like I felt for Yumi be I believed that could be the beginning of something bigger and more complete with Kikuri, being her so caring and sweet loving me so much I felt that I should give my best to make her happy as it might be able to heal the wound I had in my heart.
After some moments, I let go her from my arms and looked Kikuri in her eyes; they closed themselves and with a slight tilt to the side I noticed that was the so famous hint it was the time, with a determination that I have never felt in my whole life; I neared my lips to hers, and kissed her as a movie star does in epic romance movies, I felt her relaxing and giving herself completely to the heat of that kiss, searching my tongue with hers; for some reason everything in her relaxed me
For my misfortune, my sixth sense that was always alert failed at that moment; I can t really precise why, be it by the pain my heart had at the moment or for having Kikuri on my lips; as I failed to notice something observing us, from the shadows of somewhere forgotten on that room a tail would nervously twitch and moved that all preannounced one thing; disaster I was very careless
Moments later exchanging passionate kisses; they came to an end, Kikuri seemed as breathless as me; we looked at each other, totally blushing for the moment Kikuri thanks for giving this silly noble that knows nothing about love matters a chance I hope you to teach me my nekomimi
-Kikuri I said shyly, looking into her pretty eyes I do not understand much about how to be a good boyfriend I hope you to teach me ok? I want to learn it together with you.
-S Sure! You can count on me sweetie oh! Sorry calling you like that -No need to be sorry - I replied, as weirdly I felt good to be called that I felt really good hearing you saying that Kikuri, my kitten!
Kikuri managed to become even redder, I strangely felt happy to be important to someone; I decided that the following day I would make the official announcement of your commitment to all my workers; more importantly I needed to ask Momiji s permission little did I know this was the beginning of a troubled era in the Montecchio household.
-Kikuri, so from today on you are my girlfriend, I hope to make you very happy! I said smiling.
-T T Thanks sweetie! I promise I will do my best too!
That said, we said goodnight to each other, as I was tired I wanted to sleep a little better today; as the previous days weren t very easy my back still wanted their needed rest I went upstairs to my bedroom and there I found Akira with her usual smile, this time bigger than the usual; with the bath stuff ready for use.
After the usual bath, in which Akira did her very best to be special as it has been some time since she didn t bathe me; I felt so good with her care and I also did my best to give her the a great shower, this time I barely scrubbed her there and she shouted already I began wondering if little Akira had orgasms everything I did that? It was a mystery.
After the bath, I decided to lie down already; leaving the rest of the afternoon free for Akira to do what she desired; but rather than doing that, she sat on the edge of my bed, with a curious face, one that looked like that wanted to ask me something, however she knew I was tired and did not wish to bother me, trying to help her I asked:
-Akira-chan, if you wish to ask something, feel free to talk to me, I wish just to relax right now, so talking it would be a good bet.
-Won t I disturb your rest dear? asked Akira with a very pretty small face.
-Not at all! I wanted to talk anyway, take a chair, sit and feel free! I replied.
-Can I lie beside you? It has been long since I did that, I miss it! she asked me, which I promptly accepted.
-You know dear, I was very surprised when I saw you on Cat-fu main stance! Mommy always told me I shouldn t ever teach that to no one while we trained, just us, the nekomimi; were supposed to know that fight style! Who taught you?
-It was Nina that taught me Akira-chan I replied.
-And why did she do that? She broke a very serious rule! said Akira while frowning.
-Because I used to be a very pacifist person, I wouldn t react nor defend myself when I attacked, that used to make Nina very sad; as I always replied: What is the point of fighting? I always end up being beaten down she knew I would use the technique for non-pacific only as last resource.
-Oh! I understand then! She did that because she loved you right?
-Yes, she couldn t stand seeing me being abused by the bullies on the school, with that in her mind she decided to break tradition defined on the Paws in Fury Revolt that only their race could know that -Dear, what was the revolt of the paws in fury? Mommy just told me we shouldn t teach the tech to no one, but I never understood the why to that and also, why there are slaves? I think that is so unfair they exist! Oh of course I know you are different, but others end in such a bad way!
-Well Akira-chan, I can explain it to you, if you don t mind listening to a very long history!
-Sure! I love stories! Specially if are told by my dear! replied Akira, that nested herself really close to me ready to listen.
-Alright, this is how it happened:
Very few is known by the earliest history of our land Akira, seeing everything is very obscure; our king does not wish for something that has no explanation to be looked after, there has been much abuse in the past thanks to the knowledge of the same past; so I will tell you what is common history to us.
We, the oosarumimis, lived mainly here in Verona, previously known as Europe, we had almost everything we needed near us; weirdly we were a very big nation, however we were always together, from remote times up to now. We never heard reports of other intelligent beings than us.
It was like that until one day a group of farmers, survivors of a surprise attack launched by weird creatures, which looked like human beings; although they had ears, paws and tail that resembled a cat, with the other features as one oosarumimi, they wore animal skin and leather, and they hadn t metal armor. The survivors reported that they were attacked without any provocation on our behalf, which was weird because all they were doing was work on their rice fields, as they did for centuries; as a matter of fact, where they were at the time were theirs for generations now.
A group of diplomats were sent to deal with the new beings, they took very long to come back but once they did, they were dismembered; just their bloodied torn clothing were left, in the dark night, in front of the door of the chief of the recognition mission. That was considered a war declaration; our master-in-arms forged the best armor and weapons they were capable of crafting, an army was formed it was 585 before Mewsus.
An unbalanced war began, and although we were in lower numbers compared to them, we had a weapon crafting technology far superior to other races; from now on named nekomimis, that only were able to use fury and their fangs and paws. Everything went well when, in the nominated Paws in Fury Revolt the enemy showed a fighting style completely new that allowed them to block our swords with their bare paws. That almost brought certain defeat to our race.
However we had vast tactical experience and via the last crusade, we invaded the city of Hanaba, capital of the nekomimi race; known as Mewrusalem, in the year of 525 before Mewsus. This war was very long because, opposing the enemy, we didn t have an exact notion as to where their territory and central city was. The war ended when a peace and cooperation treatment was signed.
It took years of work before the animosities between the two races finally settled down; the war left marks on people s lives and in both sides they wished for peace, that was the theme that united both races; one century after the end of the conflict the beings that auto called themselves Humans absorbed the nekomimi ones to their life and began living harmoniously.
Of course there the extremists that desired the supremacy of the nekomimi race, those acted in guerrilla in an attempt to reestablish and seize the power back from the oosarumimis, but the will for peace ruled over both races and they never stood a chance of getting much powerful; being another terrorist group in plain peace era, that lasted until 1 before Mewsus.
In the years 0, one of the most important, influent and controversial historical personality was born; his true name is still a mystery up to now as there is no consensus about the original name, he was known more commonly as Mewsus, a nekomimi that was born in the middle of the nekomimi resistance, where the terrorists had their base.
But opposing the extremists that lived there, he was a very pacific being and had compassion for all living things; when he reached the age of 30, began spreading words of peace as the only true salvation to the world, where all races, including the ones that were almost gone extinct by the nekomimis, coexisted in harmony and brotherhood.
Of course that would be perfect if it had made the terrorists understand the message and follow his teachings as lots of people do up to now; the ones that truly understood his message were, are and will be very good persons to all people; but power, ambition and wickedness that filled the heart of those that lived in Mewrusalem.
Using lies and treachery they arrested, condemned and in 33 after Mewsus, they crucified him; punishment given to thieves, initiating a very dark era in Verona s history; seeing that his influence, even though being good and with good will, was used by unscrupulous minds for the creation of an institution that would try to rule and govern the lives of the less favored by life.
Until 1497 after Mewsus; that institution denominated church detained absolute power with their abusive and absurd dogmas, concentrating great power after the Dark pest in 1145 that wiped 75% of world s population known; people then sought refuge in beliefs to survive the losses cause by the illness. The church used an iron hand to maintain its power, burning everyone that didn t share their philosophy, in fires, something that was known as inquisition.
In 1498, with the discovery of the new world, one of the biggest dogmas of the church fell down; the one they said that earth was as flat as a pancake, making it lose a lot of its followers and power; what made something as the night of the intelligence event begin, aiming to end ALL thinking spree that began sprouting at that time.
Fortunately the minds of the world didn t turn silent to such brutality and united by the royal family; there was the formation of the counter-reform, known as the Dawn of Conscience where an army was formed and later it marched towards Rome, with the objective to take down the central power if the institution.
In 1532, after 34 years of the revolt Dawn of the Conscience Rome fell to the last attack of our unified army; that for the first time in history, were working together, oosaru and nekomimis united, for an alliance that would change the ways of history.
After this alliance victory, we found out the dark secrets of the nekomimis as well they did to us; they had made wars of conquering against all the races; making the other mimis going extinct; which proved to be wrong seeing that there were survivors like Enmie, Dusk and Dawn.
356 years passed after that, in 1888 the world was almost the same, very alike today socially speaking; monarchy with slaves; but we had a strong freedom feeling began forming on people and mainly on the slaves. Led by the Montecchio family and with the support of the first nekomimi princess Mewsabel, it was signed the law of enslavement abolition, freeing all slaves that existed, and prohibiting further enslavement of any intelligent living being.
That worked wonder until 1939, when 3 fanatics tried to take the power by force, using of ideals dead long ago, like race supremacy and its consequential purity; they couldn t have gone far if it wasn t for the support of the families of the slaves from the past, because even after being freed they were in worse conditions, because now no one had the obligation to feed them, and there was a very strong hidden prejudice; so most of them were only beggars and those were the first and easily convinced of the grandiosity of the plans of the three evil guys: Mewssulini, emperor Hirohito and their leader Hittler.
Once again the allies won, although that took a big of unsettling among the part of population that was righteous; revolted by the behavior of the former slaves and their families, led by the Capuleto, they overthrow the previous dynasty that ruled for over 1 millennium, placing in the power the grandfather of the actually ruler Jo o III. It was then, installed again the enslavement system as a punishment for every bad conduct and not only to society scum. As soon as that happens, the Montecchio are the first to legally buy slaves aiming to giving them more dignity in life
-And that is how the actual dynasty is ruling, also that is how the slave system took effect and
I interrupted my speech midway, seeing that Akira had slept; purring happily beside me, I felt really tired and I decided to follow suit, as soon as I stood up to warn I would have dinner today I heard light knocking on the door; upon opening it, I saw Kikuri standing with a large smile, she came to ask me what I wanted to have for dinner, as she herself was going to make it to me. I felt so good with the attention, but I was very tired and told her I didn t wish to eat; seeing she became sad, I told her to take my breakfast to the reunion room, as I needed to talk to Momiji and Saori right in the morning; what made her satisfied and happily she left, humming a song that was a hit these days.
I slept with Akira at my side, really close; all that contact made me happier by the day for choosing her to be my personal caretaker. I woke up with a big backache, as I stood in a position I wasn t used to let her more comfortable. The little nekomimi woke up afterwards and gave me the hygiene utensils as always and after I washed myself I ordered her to have fun until second order, as I had a very serious business to deal with.
I went down to the meeting room and found Kikuri standing beside the table with my breakfast served, homemade bread that I loved so and fresh butter; warm milk Kikuri knew everything I liked and that was just with some days of coexistence! Incredible! The more time passed, the more I was impressed with this pretty girl that was now my girlfriend.
-Sit down my kitty, let s have breakfast together!
-B-B-B-But I am a slave! Kikuri blushed real hard.
-Don t say that my kitten I said with a hint of sadness on my eyes you are the one that I choose to share my life I want to share everything! So, can we eat together?
-A Alright we can - she said and sat beside me eating breakfast together.
After it was over, I asked Kikuri to bring Momiji and Saori, I needed to talk to them about the orphanage and Marcus; I needed his approval as his brother was still a minor and even though he was a slave, he was responsible for the family name. After 15 minutes the nekomimi boy and the twins entered the room; and I gave them the signal to sit. It was incredible now how Saori was easily differentiable from her Kikuri to me it was if they were completely different! I decided then to carry on with the reason of this meeting:
-Momiji, I called you guys here because I wanted to get your reply from Marcus.
-Richard began Momiji if your kindness believes we are worthy of your trust and that our abilities are par for that task, of course we accept; now all it takes is Enmie also accepting it.
-Don t worry about Enmie, for some odd reason I believe she will accept the invite I replied so later my lawyer will look for you and Marcus so the legal measures need to be taken, understood Momiji?
-Sure! he replied with tears on his eyes.
-T Thanks Richard - Saori said - I don t even know how to thank you is there anything else we can help?
-Yes, but before anything I started with my explanation I want to make this crystal clear that all I did up to now wasn t some sort of trade with you, was I clear?
-Yes sure replied Momiji without understanding very well what was going on and making Kikuri blush harder but what did you mean with that?
-Saori and Momiji; I officially come to as your permission I said to be Kikuri s boyfriend.
-BOYFRIEND? said Saori with big eyes that almost popped out of her face IS THAT TRUE SIS?
- Y Y Y Y Y Yes I I I I confessed in the accident
Momiji was totally in shock, never imagined a noble that would ask a slave to be his girlfriend, as eventually they would just rape them and it was over but he was even more stunned by the fact that Kikuri was so daring! She could be dead or even worse! To help it all he was feeling jealous, as Richard could fall for Saori too however he decided to take this out of his mind, as he never had felt anything for Kikuri even though she was identical to her twin anyway
-Kikuri - he said after facing her was that your will? Is it YOU that desires this right? Aren t you being coerced to do this in any way?
-Su Of course! she replied frenetically nodding.
-Momiji my love, Kikuri loves Richard since way back when she complemented he would buy our candies directly from her! The fear of dying in the accident might have made her overcome her fear and declare to him! Right sis?
-Y Yeah - she nodded again.
-What do you say Momiji? I asked.
Momiji stood up and was heading to the exit; for an instant I believed that he not only didn t approve it as he was feeling jealous of Kikuri the sisters were tense imaginating what was going to happen his maturity, however, revealed afterwards when, already under the doorm he said:
-I will talk to Marcus about the orphanage about Kikuri if you ever make my older sister cry for a motive that isn t happiness I promise I won t forgive you because Kikuri is the most important thing to Saori and making her sis cry makes Saori cry
He said that and almost left when I stood up and bowed to him in a Japanese way, saying:
-I will take care of her as the most valuable thing in my life Momiji I promise you that or at least die trying
Momiji left then, still facing us with his back, nodded and left; I ran and hugged Kikuri, for some reason that nekomimi was turning more and more important and special to me I kissed her on her soft and warm lips, while I had her in my arms but we held back when we saw Saori s blushing face little did I know that this was just a preview of a disaster Saori then smiled and said:
-That is so good sis! You finally managed to make your dream come true!
-Yes! I I am so happy! Kikuri said I never imagined that this day would come and so
Kikuri was interrupted right at that instant when a light knock on the door was heard, Reinold was there, enigmatic as always; he had a urgent message on his hands, it was weird that Stephan didn t have it delivered to me. Well he should have been busy; silently he came to me and handed an envelope informing Stephan went buying materials for a needed fix.
I looked at the envelope, it had the royal family insignia and the words: Royal urgency, eyes only upon reading that I thought: Damn, that is definitely NOT good I opened the message and as soon as I read that, noticing the seriousness of it, I began running to the door s direction I had only time to look behind and say:
-This is a really serious matter Kikuri my kitten, find Akira and order her to go to the car RIGHT NOW! and I rushed to the car myself.