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The Slave girl and the King

Chapter 6

Ann starts telling the story.

::Flashback::

Lord Frieza had led Ann by the hand onto the ship. Ann looked around, terrified by the surroundings and the different aliens that were strangers to her. She was used to seeing different aliens but she had flashbacks of others that had been cruel to her so it terrified her.

They placed her in a room. She could only stare at them. Lord Frieza, King Cold, a teal skinned alien named Zarbon and a pink skinned one named Dodoria was there as well as some others. It all scared her as she was the center of attention.

King Cold spoke to her first. "What is your name little one?" He said in a kind voice.

Ann only stared at him, shaking slightly all over.

Lord Frieza frowned. "You have a name, don't you?"

She looked at him too and backed up slightly and only stared, wide eyed at them. She was clearly traumatized and looking around at everyone again.

Zarbon spoke. "My lord, do you think she is mute perhaps?"

Frieza shook his head. "No.. she's just scared. I've seen that look before. No one is going to harm you, you have my word. Please tell us your name."

She was shaking again and staring at Dodoria who was looking at her as well.

"You should answer Lord Frieza, he's your master now!" Dodoria ordered.

"Dodoria, leave us… I don't need you scaring her more than she already is." Lord Frieza was looking at him with a sneer.

"Yes my lord, forgive me." He bowed and left.

Once Dodoria had left the room King Cold got down more to her level thinking it might help her feel less intimidated. "Do you have a name little one? No one will hurt you."

Lord Frieza watched her stare at his father then she looked at Lord Frieza a moment. Lord Frieza said "hmm?"

She finally shook her head.

Lord Frieza frowned. "What did your mother call you?"

Nervously she answered twiddling her hands. "She… she called me poor fool."

Frieza let out a frustrated sigh.

King Cold then spoke in a kind voice. "What did your previous master call you, little one?"

She looked around the room several times, then back at King Cold. "He.. He called me slave or bitch." she looked at the floor, a few tears escaping her eyes.

"hmmm" King Cold pondered.

Frieza looked at his father. King Cold looked at Frieza. "Well, you could name her yourself. After all you are the new emperor and she is yours now."

Frieza pondered a moment. "How about we name her Ann. I think it should be fitting as it means peace. Ann shall be your name for with me I hope you will find some peace from your past."

Ann looked at him and smiled so wide. She finally had a name… a name of her own. "Th… Thank you Master."

"Berryblue, help her get cleaned up and some new clothes and after she has been fed and well rested bring her to my chambers." Lord Frieza said as he looked at Ann still.

Berryblue came over and bowed to Lord Frieza. "Yes my lord."

She walked over to Ann. "Come dear, let's get you cleaned up. Would you like that dear?" she took Ann's arm gently and started to lead her away, which Ann was a little skeptical but went with her.

She led her to a room on the ship with a bed and desk with a mirror. She had Ann sit down, which Ann did without protest.

First she started to get the knots out of Ann's hair. Ann was sad to see herself in the mirror. She looked dirty and horrible. She could see her hair to start to look better since the knots were being combed out.

"You know, I can tell that Lord Frieza and King cold are fond of you." Berryblue said with a smile as she combed her hair looking at her in the reflection.

Ann looked at her in the reflection of the mirror but didn't know what to say to her and she continued. "I was Lord Frieza's caretaker when he was a child, so I have known him for a long time. He's never shown anyone the kindness that he has shown you. The same goes for King Cold, who has never even been as kind to his own soldiers and that includes the Ginyu force."

"Ginyu force?" Ann asked out of curiosity.

"Yes my dear, they are Lord Frieza's personal guards. You have already seen them. The pink skinned one was Dodoria, the teal skinned one is Zarbon and then there is Jace, Captain Ginyu and the rest of them I don't care to name." She had just finished getting all the tangles out of Ann's hair.

"They're all scary to me." Ann said looking down.

Berryblue was smoothing out Ann's hair. "It's alright dear, you needn't worry about them, I am sure that Lord Frieza will not let anyone harm you. Now let's get you cleaned up. Do you need some help bathing?"

Ann hated to admit it but it's not something she had ever done before, so she nodded. "Yes, please. I wouldn't know how to use anything."

Berryblue frowned at her, she felt like Ann was just a child learning new things, which was true because she had never been taught anything but to obey. She then smiled kindly at Ann "Well now, I'll help you and then after that you will know how to do it."

Once she had helped Ann get all clean. She helped her dress into a gown. "I'll be right back dear. They are preparing you some food. I'll bring it back shortly."

Ann sat on the bed, not moving until Berryblue had returned with the food. She laid out so much on the table in the room, that she didn't know what to do. She had never had so much food before.

Berryblue heard Ann's stomach growl. "All this food is yours, dear. You can eat as much as you like."

Ann looked at her in surprise, then smiled. She had never had so much food. She ate the food so fast, that she often choked and had to drink something to wash it down. After eating her fill, she was yawning. Berryblue told her to get some sleep.

Ann plopped on the soft bed that she had never felt before and fell asleep fast. Berryblue turned out the light and left the room leaving only a small night light on in the room that all the rooms in the ship had. She then left to report to Lord Frieza on the deck. He was sitting in his seat, sipping some wine when she entered.

"How did it go?" Lord Frieza asked her.

"It went well my Lord. She is very much like a child, learning new things. She has eaten and is now resting." She smiled.

"Her table manners will need some work, I am sure. Did she still seem scared?" Lord Frieza was swirling the wine in his glass.

She smiled. "She said that your Ginyu force was scary to her. I told her she needn't worry about them."

Lord Frieza nodded in silence, looking at his wine. The Ginyu force was there and Berryblue looked over at them to see their reaction. They were smirking.

"You are quite right to tell her that." Frieza stated in a stern voice. He then looked over at the Ginyu force. "No one is to lay one finger on her, or to even talk to her, is that understood?"

The smirks were wiped from there faces and they all stood at attention and said "Yes my Lord." almost in uni-some.

Lord Frieza turned back to his wine and sipped and drank some. "Teach her some table manners first before bringing her to me and I don't want her wearing that god awful armor. Find her something pretty to wear that's fitting for a girl. That armor would not suit her at all."

King Cold was there with Frieza in his own seat and only listening. "Maybe something that's pink?" He added in.

Berryblue smiled. "Yes my Lords, I think that would be a fine idea. Maybe a Yakuta? We do have some fabric on the ship from a previous planet that you had sold my Lord. It's rather pretty fabric. It's pink with flowers. There may already be one made. If not I'll have the girls on the ship help make it."

Lord Frieza looked at her. "hhmm yes I think that will do quite well. I'm going to bed. I'll leave her in your charge Berryblue. Help her learn things if you can. I'm gong bed now."

"Rest well my Lord." He then left the room to his chambers leaving his Father and the Ginyu force alone in the room with Berryblue.

King Cold got up as well. "I think I shall retire to my chambers as well." He stopped by Berryblue. "Do try to make her feel welcomed here. I too would like to see her again, before my departure."

"Yes my lord. Rest well." She bowed to him.

He left the room and went to bed. When Ann had woken up, ready to eat breakfast. Berryblue wasted no time in teach Ann some table manners. She taught her how to properly sit at the table and how to use eating utensils, which was something she had never used before. It took some time but she as a fast learner.

After breakfast, Berryblue told Ann to stay in the room and she would be back soon. A couple of hours later, she returned with lunch and another girl was with her carrying a box and Berryblue was pushing in a tray of food for lunch.

"Now Ann, We are going to go over your table manners, during lunch and the placements again. Then we have to work on you learning to walk in geta shoes. You will be seeing Lord Frieza tonight. You will call him Master Frieza or just Master. However you need to look your best tonight."

"I'm seeing the master tonight!?" Ann exclaimed.

"Yes Ann, he's requested that you wear something pretty." Berryblue told her, smiling at her.

Ann blushed, that made her nervous. They went over the placements at the dinner table again and when Berryblue was satisfied with her manners, she allowed Ann to finish her meal, watching her. Once she was finished. She dressed Ann in the Yakuta and geta shoes that she had brought for her. It was really lovely, pink with flowers all over it. The Geta are these wooden sandals. It took a little bit for Ann to properly walk in them, but Ann was a fast learner. After spending an hour walking around and learning how to sit. Kneel and stand. Berryblue helped Ann out of the Yukata, until it was time to meet the master. She didn't want it to get dirty in the meantime.

"I'll be back later Ann to fetch you for dinner. Do you want to read a book or something in the meantime?" She asked Ann.

"I… I can't read." Ann said in a low voice.

Berryblue sighed. "No one taught you?"

"No ma'am and I can only count to ten." Ann said sadly.

"What did you do in your free time dear?" She asked Ann.

Ann shrugged. "I just sat and did nothing but wait until I was told what to do." Ann hung her shoulders, frowning.

Berryblue frowned and pondered. "hmm maybe a puzzle?"

"What's a puzzle?" Ann asked curiously.

She laughed at Ann's expression. "I'll go get you some. You might like them and they'll keep you occupied."

Ann nodded. "Thank you ma'am for everything."

"You're welcome, Ann. I'll be back soon." She left the room.

When she returned, Ann was only sitting on the bed and staring at nothing in particular. She was glad to see her again.

"Here are a few puzzles." She said placing them on the table. "Which one do you want to do first?"

Ann looked at all the different ones. She saw one that had some sort of cute looking animal on it. "This one please.. can you show me how to do this?"

She laid out the puzzle and showed Ann how to get the pieces to fit together and once Ann got the hang of it. Ann was concentrating hard on the pieces.

"I'll be back to fetch you later." Berryblue told Ann at the door.

Ann nodded. "mmhmm thank you."

Ann was concentrating hard on doing the puzzle.

Berryblue left the room and went to report to Lord Frieza. He was on the main deck, discussing what they were going to do in the next few days. Lord Frieza noticed she was there as did King Cold and they all looked at her.

"How did the lesson go?" Lord Frieza asked her.

"It went well my lord. She's a fast learner. She'll be ready when you are ready to see her." She smiled at Lord Frieza.

He looked at her quietly for a moment then looked away out the main window. "How did she look in the Yakuta?"

"She looked quite lovely my lord. I am sure you won't be disappointed."

King Cold had a smile on his face.

Lord Frieza then turned to Berryblue and smiled. "Excellent! She'll be dining with me and father tonight, so you can bring her to my dining quarters at dinner time."

"Yes my Lord." She said with a bow.

Some hours later, Berryblue went to fetch Ann. Ann had done half the puzzle, when she arrived in the room. Ann looked up from the puzzle and smiled.

Berryblue looked at the puzzle, impressed. "My my you've done so much of this puzzle!"

Ann smiled up at her. "Yes thank you so much! It was a lot of fun. I've never had so much fun before."

"I'm sorry my dear." Berryblue said. She sat down. They had a little time to spare. "You really haven't gotten the chance to do much, have you?"

Ann frowned. "No ma'am."

"Did you even draw or color as a child?" She asked Ann.

Ann shook her head with a frown. "No ma'am."

Berryblue sighed and frowned. "Well then, we need to get you ready, the master wants to see you."

Berryblue dressed Ann in the Yakuta and Geta Shoes. She also did her hair up and put a flower ornament in her hair.

She stood away from Ann then turned her to look in the mirror. "There now, you look quite lovely, Lord Frieza will be quite pleased. Now, we must go. Follow me."

Ann was so nervous. She swallowed hard and was shaking a little. She started fidgeting with her hands but keeping them down. Berryblue led her down the hallways. Ann kept her head low in nervousness, her heart pounding. There were a few people they passed on the way and Ann felt as though they had stopped to look as she walked by but she was so nervous, she took deep breaths and tried to stay calm, following Berryblue.

They Finally arrived. After they entered the dining room, Berryblue told Ann to leave her shoes by the door, which Ann did. She then stood there silently, looking at the floor.

"Lord Frieza, I have brought Ann to you." Berryblue bowed and stepped to the side.

"Very good, come closer, Ann." Frieza told her.

Ann came closer to the table, but not sure how close he wanted her so she only stood in front of the table a few feet away. She didn't want to look at the table or them, for she knew that in the past she was punished if she looked at certain things, so she stared at the floor.

"Come over to me Ann, that's not close enough." He told her.

She walked over to him and kneeled on the floor next to where he sat at the dining table. He took her chin into her hand to make her look at him. Her heart skipped a beat. She had this happen before but her previous master did it to make fun of her dirty face, her previous master did that often, so she had expected him to sneer and say something horrible, then slap her but that didn't happen.

Lord Frieza gently rubbed her chin with his thumb. "Very pretty. That Yakuta suits you well, Ann"

Ann blushed. "Th.. Thank you Master."

He smiled down at her and tilted his head to the side. "Don't you think so, father."

"Yes I do, quite lovely indeed." He took a sip of wine.

"Ann, have a seat next to me." He ordered her.

She was confused, did he mean at the table? She wasn't sure what he meant about that. She was never allowed to sit at the same table as her previous master. She looked around confused.

Lord Frieza saw that she was confused. "Ann, take a seat at the table next to me, In the chair."

He hated having to explain things but he was trying to be patient, he didn't want to scare her by.

Ann was so nervous. That was definitely not something she had expected to happen. She had never sat at the same table with her previous master. She slowly got up and slowly sat in the chair next to him. She was still unsure this was happening. He didn't object to her sitting so she was sure it was alright. Though to Ann it just didn't feel right to her. Anytime she ate in the presence of her old master, or I should say watch him eat because he hardly ever fed her. She had to kneel on the floor by him and stare at the floor. He would often taunt her too. All those memories came flooding back to her. She started to breathe heavier.

"I take it, that your previous master never let you sit with him to eat at the table?" Lord Frieza asked her.

She only glanced at him and looked away and then shook her head.

"That is usually how master's treat their slaves. However, I am not the average master. Also I am quite fond of you Ann as is my father." He paused and looked at her. She was looking at the place setting with her hands nervously in her lap. "You can look at me."

She looked over at him. He could see she was scared and nervous.

King Cold smiled and spoke. "You don't have to be scared my dear. No one here will harm you. You have my word."

The first course was then served. Ann stared at the food but her stomach felt like it had butterflies in it. She also was so nervous her heart was pounding. She wanted to eat, but her anxiety was getting worse. She meekly looked around the room. The teal skinned one was standing in the room but he wasn't looking at anything in particular. He glanced at her then away but it made Ann feel so awkward. A slave never sits at the table with their master. Honestly Ann would have preferred to sit on the floor by him where everyone can't stare at her.

Of course no one was staring at her. It was just her anxiety getting the best of her. She took a deep breath and remembering her table manners, she slowly ate.

When the first course was taken away Lord Frieza spoke. "Ann."

"Yes Master?" Ann asked not looking at him.

"Ann you can look at me when I talk to you." He sighed.

She looked at him and he continued. "How long were you in the service of your previous master?"

She looked away. "Since I was a child Master."

The second course arrived and Ann ate some of it. Her stomach was hurting because of her anxiety.

"Berryblue tells me that you can't read, is that correct Ann?" Lord Frieza asked.

"That is correct master. I was never taught to read or do a lot of things." She said meekly.

"Then what sort of services did he have you do?" He then asked sipping some water.

Ann was quiet for a moment, trying to think of an answer, she could only think of one thing. To abuse her.

"He only abused me, Master. It was his entertainment. That is what he told me. Most days He would ignore me. Everyone would then. I wasn't allowed to do a lot of things. I only learned to talk on my own, by listening." Ann said and drank a sip of a drink, that she thought might be juice. It was a little tart but sweet and was warm going down. She had never tasted anything like it so she took a bigger drink.

"I can tell you are very nervous Ann. I know this must be difficult for you to sit at the table with me." Lord Frieza stated.

Ann nodded. "Yes Master I am sorry, please forgive me. I am but a slave and I am not accustomed to sitting at the table with my master, though it is an honor, thank you master."

Lord Frieza smiled at Ann. "Ann… I don't want you to be scared of me. I will not harm you. I do however wish to get to know you better and I want you to feel welcomed on my ship."

Ann didn't know what to say to him. She looked down at her plate.

After a bit of silence, he spoke again. "Ann, I would like to get to know you a bit better. So tell me, How did you come to be at the hands of that miserable wretch that was your master?"

Ann had not expected that. She cleared her throat. "I have been his slave since I was a child master." She frowned at the memory.

"You said before that your mother had called you a poor fool. Why would she do such a thing?" He asked curiously.

Ann looked at him. "My planet was in destitute already… the people were starving and most children didn't make it past a certain age. I somehow managed to survive even though were starving… my mother called me a poor fool because she said it was foolish trying to survive."

Frieza was quiet a moment, thinking over what she had said. "Do you know how much of the planet, was in destitute?"

Ann looked at him with a confused look. Why was he asking that? She sighed and thought a moment. "I would say most the planet. I remembered the gatherers talking about how the planet was so desolate that there was no wonder the planet was harvested. At the time I was only a child, so I didn't understand what they had meant until years later."

Frieza nodded, slowly and thinking as the final course of the meal was being served. He knew all the terms she used. When a planet was harvested, they had the purgers and the gatherers. Purgers are the ones that went on a planet and purged the planet of the beings and left only those that they thought, might make good soldiers, or slaves. Then the Gatherers come behind them to gather up the ones left behind, like what had happened on Ann's planet, however Frieza was curious as to who the ones were that were responsible for her planet purging. He'll wait to to find out more. There was plenty of time for that.

"I've done my research on your species Ann. You are not a native of that planet. You are what other aliens would call a human. Your Native planet is a small far off planet called earth. Were you aware of that Ann?" He looked at her with his head cocked to one side.

She shook her head. "No master. I was born on that planet. It's the only home I knew of as a child, until…." She had trouble finishing that sentence.

He sighed heavily. "Ann, I am sure there are many things you do not know but I assure you that from here on out."

Ann ended her story for now.

"So after that was the long journey of learning." There was a lot more to what happened but she was reluctant to talk about it.

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