She looked blankly at me for a moment. Then her eyes took in the surroundings, and she slowly sank onto the bed. &quot;He—he really did it, didn't he? He said he was going to put me inside the gem, and sell me, and…what did he _do_ to me?&quot; She looked at the fur on her arms. I opened my mouth, but no words came out. This was _not_ how it had been supposed to go. As she started to cry, I couldn't resist. I moved in closer, next to her, and put my arm around her shoulder. She sniffled and looked up. &quot;I…belong to you, don't I? Something inside me tells me I have to obey you.&quot; She looked down at herself. &quot;What do you want me to do?&quot; &quot;Um…well…&quot; I stammered. &quot;Try to be a little happier?&quot; And as if someone had thrown a switch, suddenly she was. Her slump was gone, and she was sitting bolt upright. &quot;Oh!&quot; Her eyes widened, and she slowly smiled at me. &quot;Hello…master? I'm sorry, I'm new to this whole ownership thing. Is there something I can…do for you?&quot; Her fur tickled as she rubbed against me. This was more like it. 2008-04-02T19:48:31Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/26607 <p>Ooh &#8211; I have not read the prequel yet but this looks interesting&#8230;</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/26607?basename=53890 2008-04-02T19:48:31Z Ridcully Calvert http://ficlets.com/authors/user_joon <p>You&#8217;re a stinker, you know that, right? Sequel me! Sequel me! And the first comment is, &#8220;<em>Not what I had in mind</em>&#8221;? You cheeky monkey, you. Hope the sequel reconciles my previous failed attempt and your subsequent addition. :-P</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/26607?basename=53865 2008-04-02T18:27:05Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477 <p>very miss leading at frist, until the end great job&#8230;</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/26607?basename=53791 2008-04-02T02:23:20Z butterflygirl6106 http://ficlets.com/authors/butterflygirl6106 <p>Thanks! Feel free to continue it, or go back and write a parallel sequel to one of the earlier bits. There&#8217;s lots of room for this story to go all different directions. ;)</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/26607?basename=53787 2008-04-02T02:11:17Z Robotech_Master http://ficlets.com/authors/robotech <p>I laughed out loud at the last line! Great finish.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/26607?basename=53779 2008-04-02T02:04:07Z nrpaz http://ficlets.com/authors/user_6439