《Ugly》 A Burning Introduction, Part 1 Sabrina put her head back closed her eyes and listened to sound of the armored van rumbling down the dirt road of this particular back end of nowhere. Opening them again she glanced out the windshield. The view didn''t particularly interest her, seen one scrub forest you have seen them all. Turning her head back she glanced around the familiar interior checking the location of the supplies and equipment her group had brought with them. Behind the front passenger seat, the D-storage locker''s glowing telltales all shone with a cheerful green. Meaning that each compartment held the items that they had logged in when they loaded the van. The armor rack behind the driver''s seat held the heavy cere-metal full body suit that Bambi preferred, as well as Rachel''s light aerial armor. Sabrina preferred to wear her own synth-leather armor constantly while on a mission. Next to the D-Storage was the weapons rack holding an assortment of guns, melee weapons and thrown weapons useful for most situations, though the distinct lack of explosives and heavy weapons annoyed her. After all you never know what you might run into. The only true heavy weapon they had was the 50 cal in it''s turret on the van''s roof. Thinking about it she allowed herself to enjoy the view of Bambi''s long shapely chocolate cream colored legs as her harem sister manned the van''s turret. The view reminded her of their joint taming session with their Master last night. The memory caused a slight sadistic smile to slowly spread across her face. It stretched wider as she recalled Bambi''s teary eyes begging her to let her achieve climax. As Sabrina remembered how her Master had let her use him to tease (torture) Bambi by denying her release multiple times. Her breathing quickened and a slight flush rose to her cheeks. Drawing in a breath thru her nose allowed her to catch Bambi''s sweet mellow scent and a bit of her Master''s deeper masculine scent, unfortunately this also meant that she got a nose-full of Rachel''s cloying muskier smell. Being reminded of her Sabrina glanced to her left where she caught Rachel, her Master''s Alpha, simpering at him from the front passenger seat. This was an annoyance she had gotten used to. ''Seriously, why make that empty headed blonde cunt his Alpha?'' Sabrina thinks to herself. Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings.To her mind Rachel was probably the origin of all the dumb blonde jokes ever made. Regretfully, she did know why and the reason was just as silly as the aforementioned blonde twit, simply stated the reason was her breasts. Rachel had the largest bust size out of her master''s three Demi-Humans, so he made her his Alpha. Sabrina could only mentally shake her head at her Master''s irrational fidelity to his fetish. Most intelligent tamers (without senseless boob fetishes) choose their Alphas based on loyalty and leadership ability with the priority being on loyalty. The Alpha''s role is to control the other harem members both on and off the battlefield. Facing off against monsters or wild D-Girls are situations that are just to dangerous for the fragile human tamers to be physically present at, so most tamers tend to give orders to their harems from a secure location. It is the Alpha''s job to ensure the Master''s orders are carried out and that the harem fights to the best of its members abilities. Rachel is too much of an air-head to give proper tactical information to the Master, but just clever enough to re-interpret his orders so that she is faces the least amount of risk. This means that Sabrina was forced to step in and see to it that the Master''s orders were carried out. Rachel''s behavior off the battlefield was equally annoying, she routinely skipped out on chores and left maintenance of her equipment to either Sabrina or Bambi. The only reason Rachel hasn''t suffered an unfortunate "accident" yet was because as an angelic type D-Girl she was the teams only healer and aerial scout. ''...and she is really good at taming...'' Sabrina reluctantly admits to herself. The loud voice of her Master interrupts Sabrina''s introspection, "Super S! We''re at the location. Time to strap it on and get this job done!" Author''s Note: The introduction is taking longer then I had originally thought but hopefully I''ll have the second part out by tonight. The introduction will be done from different points of view that''s why I split it into different parts. Chapter 2: A Burning Introduction, Part 2 "Super S! We''re at the location. Time to strap it on and get this job done!", yelled Cid. Beside him Rachel, his Alpha, jumped at his sudden shout. He suppressed the urge to sigh at her. ''I really should make Super S my Alpha this idiotic bitch is gonna cost me big time sooner or later'' this was a familiar thought for Cid who was well aware of his Alpha''s shortcomings. Casting a quick glance at Rachel he was once again struck by her looks that could only have come from the fevered imagination of a pubescent boy. A little above average height with flawless white skin that was so soft it felt like touching a warm living cloud. Add in enough dangerous curves to derail a dozen freight trains and the heart shaped face of a horny goddess, her rich wavy golden hair cascaded freely to her mid back , clear blue eyes and her full slightly pouty lips adorned with the smile of a maiden in love. All this combined to make Rachel a supreme example of womanhood, a jealous woman might call her plump (even if said woman had more than a few fantasies about her). Her most notable feature , as far as Cid was concerned, was her enormous bust that Cid could bury his face in, grab her tits wrap them around his head and cover his ears with them. Any male of any humanoid species (maybe even some that weren''t) couldn''t help but be entranced by her. Most of that desire would waver, slightly, if one looked closely into her eyes. As clear and beautifully blue as they were the glint in them could be mistaking for kindness or innocence by a idiot or an inexperienced virgin. Cid and his harem had to fight more than one duel to keep this beautiful fool away from smitten tamers who would more than likely have hurt the petty scheming angel for breaking their delusion. Regardless, of how beautiful she was anyone suffering from white knight syndrome would react badly to her true nature. ''If I can find another healer it might be time to "lose" a duel and make Super S my Alpha... no matter how cute she looks when she comes to complain about having to clean up after Rachel'', Cid mused. He acknowledged to himself that even if he did find another healer he probably wouldn''t let Rachel go, after all she may have the personality of a bitch in heat, but she was really very good in the sack. Cid looked up in time to see Super S finish helping Bambi into her full-body armor. Rachel got up and slipped past him letting her hand briefly massage his crotch and giving him a glimpse down her cleavage on her way to get her armor. Suppressing a second sigh and more than a little bit of lust. Cid went to the D-Storage and pulled out communication gear for himself , Super S and Rachel. Six D-Balls, two for each girl, rounded out the equipment they should need for this job. The job this time was to deal with a regressed D-Girl who had been abandoned by her tamer. Since the client was the government Cid''s team could either capture or eliminate her, the fee was the same for either. If they captured her Cid would have to hand her to the government to get paid, if they eliminated her they would have to bring her head back as proof , but they could sell her corpse for a modest price to a research group or to a meat company to be used as feed for captive Demi-Humans. According to the information given to him, the D-Girl was a common cat type with a Evolution Tier: Second, to Claw Strikette. Any of his girls should be more than a match for her. Super S was a second tier Spark Fox, Rachel a second tier Choral Angel and Bambi a third tier Infernomander. With all three of them it should be easier to capture rather than to kill her. Just knock her around a bit then bag her with a D-Ball and finish the job quickly. "Master we''re all set.", stated Super S interrupting Cid''s thoughts. Cid looked up and took a moment to admire his girls in their combat gear. Super S was a vision in her custom red and gold trimmed synth-leather armor. Her favored weapon was a silvery electro whip on her right hip paired with a carbon steel rapier, for close combat, on her left and several throwing knives in sheathes on her arms and legs. Super S was tall with long gorgeous legs. A perfectly toned tight ass with her fox tail covered in incredibly soft luxuriant fur fluffed out behind her, a tight waist with a slight six pack showing. Leading up to her more than generous bust not as massive as Rachel''s, but definitely substantial. Graceful hands with long artistic fingers matched her arms that showed incredible tone promising speed and surprising power. Her shoulders were slightly wider than her hips possessing a refined bone structure. A long smooth neck that matched perfectly with her face that could only be considered a master-work of art, with a single beauty mark under her left eye. Her flawless skin , aside from the beauty mark, was soft and creamy with a slight golden tone which amplified the deep emerald of her eyes. Her thick straight reddish gold hair with her fox ears blended into it matched her tail for softness and vibrant color, it was a pity that she kept it cut to shoulder length. Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit. For Cid it was the way she held herself that truly set her apart from Rachel. Rachel moved with the grace and sensuality of a temptress inviting all to desire her. Super S was even more graceful and moved with the fluid aggression and confidence of a huntress, sending a unconscious challenge to all who saw her. Cid felt the tightening of his loins as he looked at Super S, the lust that Rachel invoked with a touch and artifice, Super S made him feel just by being herself. Remembering his time with her and Bambi last night. He promised himself a repeat performance when this job was done. Dispelling this pleasant thought he checked (out) Bambi. Bambi''s heavy armor was a dark blue with green stylized flames painted on it including a full helm that only left her mouth exposed. The helm had a HUD(Heads Up Display), allowed full thermal imaging and had inbuilt communication gear. The reason it didn''t cover her mouth was to allow her to freely use her breeds trademark; Fire Breath. Her preferred weapon was a vicious doubled headed two-handed battle hammer that had a normal hammer head on one side and a large spike on the other. She had a pair of heavy combat knives, almost short swords, in a double sheathe behind her back just above her ass. At 6''5" she was the tallest one there and was very imposing when in her heavy armor. Bambi while not as spectacularly beautiful as Super S and Rachel would still be counted as an unusually attractive female. Her body was perfectly proportionate to her height. Her legs were long, shapely and incredibly toned. Her ass was nicely rounded but firm with muscle. Her stomach sported a hard heavily defined six pack. Her bust looked smaller than Rachel''s, and it was just not by much, due to her greater stature. Powerful hands with larger palms and shorter but still feminine fingers matched her hard compactly muscled arms. Her face was strong for a woman almost to the point were she would be called "handsome" rather than beautiful but there was no mistaking her for a man. Her dark skin was a warm milk chocolate brown and so were her eyes. The only discrepancy was her slit rather than round pupils. Her hair was a dark green smooth, thick and wavy mass that extended to between her shoulder blades. Bambi moved with the precise machined grace of the skilled veteran warrior she was. Where she lost out against Super S and Rachel was in her more contained presence. Basically she projected warrior first... woman second, at least to Cid''s mind. Rachel finished putting on her armor with the help of Super S and Bambi. Her weapon of choice was a recoil modified automatic rifle (basically a AK-47) with a suppressor, she also had a short sword for melee combat (which she avoids like the plague). Her armor was difficult to put on because the slits necessary for her wings to manifest had to line up perfectly, so that the wings wouldn''t be damaged when she released them or chafe while in flight. The aerial armor was actually quite minimal covering only her vital areas, the joints were covered by a light anti-ballistic cloth, it also provided greaves and vambracers. The color was a matte light blue with darker bands of blue to break up her outline. All-in-all it was very similar to Super S''s armor except her red and gold armor used cere-metal chain-mail at the joints and tail hole. To anyone familiar with Demi-Humans the high-level of physical beauty possessed by Cid''s harem was unusual but not that much of a surprise. An unattractive Demi-Human is an oxymoron give the realities of their existence. Any breed of Demi-Human, regardless of combat power, would have died out or been exterminated long ago if they were unattractive. Having finished checking (drooling) over his harem Cid gave them their orders: "Rachel, get above the trees and see if you can spot the target. Then guide your sisters to her.", Cid. "Yes, Master!", Rachel. "Super S, Bambi, search and capture the target. Any wild D-Girls or monsters get in your way kill or capture your discretion. If the target can''t be captured easily go ahead and terminate. Understood?", Cid. "Yes, Master!", Super S and Bambi. "Alright, then get out there and raise hell!", Cid. "YES, MASTER!", all three D-Girls. Author''s Note: Phew chapter 2 done. The next chapter will have battle scenes and gore. So look forward to it. P.S. Noticed some minor mistakes and fixed ''em. Chapter 3: A Burning Introduction, Part 3 "Alright, then get out there and raise hell!", Cid. "YES, MASTER!", all three D-Girls. Bambi yelled with the appropriate enthusiasm along with Sabrina and Rachel at her Master''s words. Even as she thought of how silly it was. There was no need for him to give them orders at the start of the job, he would be in radio contact with them the whole time. He could just as easily have given them individual orders as they relayed information to him. ''...but if it makes him happy... There is no real harm in trying to get us pumped up for this simple job.'', she supposed. Having given the expected response, Bambi and her harem sisters, moved to begin there tasks with the confidence of experience. Rachel released her wings and took to the skies trying to spot the target. Sabrina and Bambi split up and did a quick 200 yard perimeter sweep around the armored van and it''s attached corpse hauler. Which Cid had parked on the dirt road near their target''s last reported location. They did this in preparation of moving out just in case something that could harm their Master was nearby. Sabrina didn''t run into anything in the scrub forest, but Bambi had a short encounter with a Distort Cat (Displacer Beast) she handled it rather easily. She just closed her eyes waited for it to move and used her heightened senses to drive the spike of her battle hammer into its side impaling the monster. As fortune would have it she managed to gets it heart in the first hit, not that it would have mattered if she had missed. A Distort Cat stood no chance against even a moderately strong first tier D-Girl let alone a combat oriented third tier like Bambi. Still, it was a lucky strike with the corpse being mostly untouched the value of it rose. Since, she was still near the van she easily hefted 230 lbs. corpse with one hand brought it back to place it inside the corpse hauler. "Nice job Bambi. That cat increases our pay by almost half. You''ll get a special reward tonight.", her Master complimented her. Bambi knew exactly what she wanted as her reward! A one on one taming session with her Master. Normally she had to do joint sessions with Sabrina or Rachel. That was okay especially the ones with Sabrina, Bambi had a rather strong submissive streak after all. Even the ones with Rachel weren''t bad because Rachel was really good at taming. Bambi knew she wasn''t her Master''s favorite, even if it did hurt a little, so she was okay with the joint sessions. BUT, she still wanted some alone time with her Master, as Bambi imagined what she would ask for she blushed and unconsciously rubbed her thighs together. The sight of 6''5" D-Girl in full heavy armor with helmet on rubbing her thighs together is just as sexy as you imagine it to be. (NOT...AT...ALL!!) Bambi''s delusions were rudely (thankfully) interrupted by Rachel''s voice on the radio. "Base. I have a possible sight on target, 600 yards, Sou'' Sou'' West from base." "Acknowledged Angel. possible target 600 yards, Sou'' Sou'' West. Deploying Fox and Fire.", replied Cid. "Fox and Fire deployed, acknowledged Angel.", replied Rachel. (Damn I hope I got that right.) Bambi joined up with Sabrina and they both started heading towards Rachel''s location. ''I hope this is the target. I wanna get this job over with so I can... get my reward!", Bambi thought to herself. This goes to show that you should always be careful what you wish for. Bambi and Sabrina had moved to Rachel''s location with no problem despite the thick undergrowth in the scrub forest. Bambi just walked in-front of Sabrina crushing the undergrowth under her boots. Not very stealthy but regressed Demi-Humans were not exactly known for their shy and retiring nature, actually the pair of D-Girls were surprised that the target hadn''t come to attack them with all the racket they were making. "...I really hate this kind of job. Why hasn''t she attacked us yet we''re making enough noise.", Sabrina said with a slightly sad tone. "Yeah..and I don''t know. She shouldn''t have that kind of self control left.", Bambi replied fully understanding her harem sister''s feelings. Neither of them had any problem hunting and even killing wild D-Girls after all without human interaction the wild girls wouldn''t have been able to from a true consciousness. At best wild D-Girls were horny dangerous animals incapable of coherent thought. At worst they were horny murderous animals whom even the weakest of which could easily deal fatal damage to an adult human male. Some of the rarer stronger breeds could even destroy low ranked tamers and their harems.So thinning out wild Demi-Human populations is something that needs to be done periodically. But their target this time was a regressed D-Girl who had once possessed a mind only to slowly lose it too the lack of human contact. Regression was the ever present nightmare of all D-Girls, the slow loss of identity until there was nothing of them left. Even if a regressed D-Girl was recaptured and tamed the chance of her lost memories returning, in the case of a full regression, was almost zero. Of course that made this job especially unpleasant for the girls because the target had been abandoned by her tamer. Meaning he had chosen to murder a girl who had risked her life for him in the most horrific way possible. "A job''s a job lets get this one over with.", Sabrina rather forcefully said. "Right lets pick up the pace.", Bambi replied. Suiting action to words Bambi lengthened her stride forcing her way through the underbrush as quickly as she could. Just then Rachel''s voice came over the radio,"Base. The target is 100 yards in-front of Fire in a small clearing and it looks like she made a nest there." After a brief pause. "GOD FUCKING DAMMIT!!", Cid''s shout partially deafened all three girls. Sabrina and Bambi looked at each other both of them thinking the same thing. The situation had just changed a regressed cat type D-girl would not make a nest. She might stay and hunt in the same area, but that was all. A nest left only one possibility and that just made this job alot more complicated. The target had been abandoned while pregnant. That placed responsibility for rescuing the child squarely on Cid and his harem. If the child was human and came to harm because of them they might face some serious monetary consequences and maybe even criminal charges if it was a boy. "Alright this ups the stakes but doesn''t change the plan except that now we need to take the target down faster. Angel, is the target still in front of Fire?", asked Cid. The author''s narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. "Yes, Base, she is guarding the nest.", Rachel replied. "Angel, Fox, Fire, execute capture plan alpha.", Cid ordered his harem. "Acknowledged, Base.", replied Sabrina. ''Finally some action.'', Bambi thought to herself. Capture plan alpha was for single target captures and was quite simple. Bambi would move into the targets line of sight, while Sabrina waited behind the target. Rachel would stay aloft and harass the target with rifle fire. Bambi would engage and keep the target distracted. When the target focused on Bambi, Sabrina would come up from behind hit it with her electro whip then capture with a D-Ball. A simple plan and against a D-Girl with no ranged abilities it should be very effective. Bambi watched Sabrina display her breeds'' uncanny grace by melting into the underbrush without even a single leaf swaying. When Sabrina was out of sight Bambi began counting. When she hit 200 she moved forwards making as much noise as she could, trusting Rachel to tell her if the target moved. A few seconds later she reached the clearing and got her first good look at the target. The Claw Strikette was about 22-25 years-old, with a cute feline face and tanned skin, above average height and built for speed with a lean lithe body and a modest bust. Her hair, ear and tail coloration with their grey color, black spots and darker bands marked her as a tabby the most common of common cat girl breeds one not known for its combat prowess, though exceptions did exist. ''Somethings not right. She''s not feral enough. Stupid angel.'', Bambi''s instinct was sharply honed and she had seen regressed D-Girls before, so had Rachel, the Claw Strikette in front of her did not have the half mad aura of regression. But more telling was her condition, she wasn''t naked and her tattered clothes were not giving off a stench meaning she washed them. She was not displaying intelligence. Her stance and feel was more like a high order animal than a human, but that was more than enough to mark her as a greater threat. Still, she was only a second tier she might be more aware but not enough to change the plan. Bambi assessed the target and calmly said,"Fire, in position and ready." She waited a five count for Rachel to fire a short burst at the target, which she knew would be evaded. Bambi charged as soon as she heard the first shot with her battle hammer held tight to her body ready for a short swing at the target before she could recover from her dodge. Her timing was perfect and she had accurately guessed the spot the target would dodge to. She swung her hammer in a tight powerful swing and connected with the target. Capture plan alpha fell apart at that moment, instead of taking the hit and getting stunned the Strikette took it and promptly countered with a palm strike to Bambi''s chest that launched the armored D-Girl a full 5 yards back. Bambi was thrown into confusion at the power of that hit. Her armor blocked the majority of the blow so she had not taken any real damage form it, but still the girl shouldn''t have been able to do it. That hit had the kind of power a strength type D-Girl would possess not the agility type Claw Strikette. Faster then Bambi could clear her head and get back up, the girl was on her. A vicious stomp to her chest compressed her armor and knocked the wind out of her. The follow up claw strike might have killed her if she hadn''t managed to get her hammer up to take the strike. She almost died again, from distraction, when she saw the claw marks that had been left on the hammer''s carbon steel head. Luckily, Sabrina had managed to recover enough from the shock of a flying Bambi to pull her electro whip and strike at the Strikette before she could deliver the finishing blow to her prone sister. The whip''s and her own electric charge added to the shock and pain of the attack. The Strikette recovered quickly and again moved to finish the still prone Bambi. A short burst of suppressing fire from Rachel forced her to back off of Bambi and right into Sabrina''s second whip strike. Only this time it wrapped around her arm and Sabrina used the full power of her electric attack running a continuous current through the twitching Strikette. Bambi got up strode to the electrified girl and launched a full power swing of her hammer. The helpless cat girl traversed a short arc right into a tree impacting with a audible crunch. Bambi was done underestimating this jumped up house cat. She closed the distance and readied her internal fire. If the little bitch so much as twitched, Bambi would roast her. From the corner of her eye, Bambi saw Sabrina pull out a D-Ball. Instead of relaxing Bambi tensed further if the capture failed she would burn the dazed cat girl. With her senses battle heightened Bambi suddenly felt a hostile intent aimed not at her, but at Sabrina! She turned around so quickly her sight blurred and she blindly released her inner flames. The brilliant cone of emerald flames from an Infernomander raged across the clearing catching a tiny figure on the right side of its body with the flames outer edges and their accompanying hellish thermal bloom. An unnatural stillness struck the clearing. To suddenly be broken by agonized high pitched screams from the tiny figure that slowly fell to the ground. ''What, did, I just... No I didn''t mean to...'', Bambi''s broken thoughts were interrupted when her vision suddenly started tumbling only to come a violent halt. She saw the scene of a tall headless blue armored body gouting out blood drenching a lithe figure with it''s left arm hanging useless. As the body fell forward, her last sight was of the mixture of blood and tears streaming down the cat-like anguished face. All she had time to think was,''I''m sorry...this isn''t'' as the light dimmed in her eyes forever. The thought contained a bitter sadness of a lifetime of struggle against being treated as nothing but living weapon and sex-toy, only to have her last act be the murder of a child. But Bambi did not end her life as a child murderer. Author''s Note: I hope you didn''t see that coming. I would appreciate some feed back on my battle scene. I''m not really satisfied with it but can''t think of what else to do. P.S. I wonder if I should add a drama tag to this... Chapter 4: A Burning Introduction, Part 4, End Author''s Warning: This chapter might be emotionally disturbing. This chapter made me tear up a bit as I was writing it. So, you have been warned. But Bambi did not end her life as a child murderer. Sabrina just stood there. She just stood there. She couldn''t comprehend what had just happened. Bambi, her Bambi, her cute sweet smelling Bambi. The powerful third tier Infernomander Bambi with her incredibly tough armor, skull crushing hammer and deadly flames, Bambi. Was lying, was lying... The D-Ball slipped form Sabrina''s left hand to fall unheeded to the ground. A low half sob half bestial snarl escaped her lips. Her right hand tightened on her electro whip, her eyes locked on to the object of her rage. The thin blood soaked figure took a faltering step in the direction of the now silent half burned tiny figure. Sabrina was in no condition to notice this. She closed in with hate driven rage and lashed out with her whip coiling it around the red stained figure''s neck and yanked back brutally pulling the lighter girl to the ground. She then let the electricity flow at the electro whip''s highest setting while adding her own natural power to it. The thin bloodstained girl started twitching but more violently than the electrocution alone could account for. With a rush of wind Rachel had landed across from Sabrina and poured the full magazine of her automatic rifle into the now unresisting corpse. The rifle stayed aimed on the corpse with Rachel''s finger tightly pressed on the trigger, even after the muzzle flashes stopped showing a empty magazine. Sabrina kept the electricity flowing and the ravaged corpse twitching until both the electro whip''s and her own power was gone. It wasn''t enough, not nearly enough, not for the headless corpse of her dear sister. Sabrina uncoiled her whip from around the corpse''s neck with a complex series of flicks from her wrist. Then raised it up and started lashing the bloody remains. Were ever there was even a bit of skin intact, she lashed it. Death and loss are not strangers to D-Girls most of their lives are short, and filled with physical and emotional violence and cruelty. This gives them a mental toughness that only veteran soldiers or war survivors have. Sabrina''s actions were unusual because this was a unusual situation. Neither Bambi, Rachel or Sabrina had thought for even a second that one of them would die on a easy job like this one was supposed to be. The idea of a mere second tier Claw Strikette managing to decapitate a powerful third tier Infernomander while facing two other second tier D-Girls was beyond absurd. "Angel, Fire, Fox, please respond. Have you finished capturing the target?", her Master''s voice stopped Sabrina in mid swing. His reasonable expectation further incited her rage. If Cid had been infront of her she probably would have used her whip on him, if she would have stopped was anyone''s guess. "Base, target was eliminated. Fire is dead, Fire is dead,.. Fire is dead.", Rachel answered though her third repetition was barely a whisper. Rachel had for once performed her duties as Alpha properly. Sabrina''s anger instantly switched to Rachel. ''If this bitch had told us that something was wrong we might... Bambi might. I knew as soon as I saw the target that something was wrong.'', this thought snapped Sabrina out of her rage. If Rachel was at fault then so was she. One look and she knew that the Claw Strikette wasn''t behaving like she was in regression. "I understand I''m on my way you girls just sit tight.", Cid said over the radio. Just as Sabrina''s rage drained away taking her strength with it a rhythmic scraping sound to her right caught her attention. Sabrina turned to her right and saw a heart breaking sight. A tiny child, from its size it couldn''t be more than two years old, was crawling with one hand and on both knees through the bloody grass trying to reach the thing that couldn''t even be called a corpse anymore. It''s progress was slow as it tried to keep the burned right arm and side of it''s body out of the grass. Sabrina couldn''t understand how it had survived even the slight touch of the flames of an Infernomander. Sabrina felt the blood drain from her face and her throat tighten like she was suffocating. Somehow she looked up and her gaze met with Rachel''s. Rachel''s condition was about the same as Sabrina''s. Rachel for all her flaws was not a soul-less monster and neither was Sabrina. The two D-Girls could only stand there silently and watch the child struggle to reach it''s destination. Some would wonder why they didn''t help and answer was they couldn''t. The intensity of the scene was too much for their raw emotions to handle. The child finally reached the ruin of what remained of it''s mother. At first it just sat there, but slowly hesitatingly it reached out it''s unburned left hand and nudged the bloody ruin. Sabrina finally saw that it was definitely a him, she had caught a glimpse of the tangible proof. When the nudging didn''t elicit a response the child drew its gore covered hand back and looked with his one unburned eye straight at Sabrina. Not Rachel, not even Bambi''s head, but straight at Sabrina, as if asking if she was going to kill him too. Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. A sob tried to break past Sabrina''s throat but couldn''t get out. That look from a one eyed child whose ravaged face looked monstrous paralyzed her. For the first time since she awakened as a Demi-Human two years ago, just before her high school graduation, she felt like a true inhuman monster. The sudden tumult of emotions from grief, rage, guilt and finally crushing shame caused her mind to shudder to a halt. If that boy had spoken and told her to cut her own throat she would have done it without hesitation. Thankfully the mind can''t maintain such powerful emotions for long and Sabrina slowly managed to reach an emotional equilibrium while under that eye. But the echo of those feelings would stay with her for the rest of her life. Suddenly, with her emotions dying down, the smells that her distracted mind had filtered out came rushing in and she nearly gagged on the charnel reek that was more akin to a slaughter house then a battlefield. What almost made her throw up was the sweet savory pork like smell coming from the burned half of the boy. Taking a deep breath and forcing down her vomit Sabrina said,"Rachel the boy is hurt could you heal him." It was stated like a question but was more an order. Rachel didn''t argue, perhaps she was relieved for someone to tell her what to do. Sabrina watched as Rachel approached the boy. She would have approached him as well but somehow she couldn''t. He didn''t even look at Rachel his gaze was still focused on Sabrina. She did her best to bear up under that gaze, after all very few are psychotic enough to be comfortable being looked at by a boy whose mother they had just brutally murdered then desecrated it in front of him. Rachel knelt with her customary grace beside the boy paying no mind to gore that now stained her armor. She looked him over and saw that his ankle was twisted a paltry wound compared to horror of his burned side but she thought it was better to start small. Gathering her innate healing power as strongly as she could she placed her right hand on his right thigh and her left on his right shin. She left him tremble she tried to smile at him, to reassure him, but he only had eyes(eye) for Sabrina. For some reason that annoyed her. She grabbed his thigh and shin a little more forcefully than she intended and let loose her power. The reaction was immediate with a sound like gravel crunching his shin and thigh shattered into pieces and he began to scream even louder than when he was burned. Rachel panicked she didn''t know what to do. The boy was screaming like she was torturing him right next to her ear. So she gathered more healing power and was about to use it on the boy. When a large masculine hand came down on the boy''s neck knocking him out instantly. "I don''t think we should try magical healing on him again.", said Cid looking down at the boy. "Rachel, help Super S with Bambi''s body we aren''t leaving her here. Super S you get what we came for.", Cid ordered his remaining harem. "I can''t..." Sabrina began to say. "Shut up! If you can do that to the body you can cut the head off, so we can get paid.", Cid glared at Sabrina. She swallowed back a sob and just said,"Yes, Master." Cid yells ,"OK, let''s get out of here and get the kid to a tamer center for treatment." 13 years later... A short boy whose looks would be average if his deep black hair wasn''t covering the right side of his face. Stands in front of the Ellington, Missouri Tamer Center. "Well, time to get started..." Author''s Note: Well the intro is done. Fuckin'' finally. First I''d like to thank the first person to favorite my ff that means alot I was prepared to only have like 10 views and nothing else. But to my great surprise I had (when I posted this) 1 favorite, 2 follows and over a 100 views. Now the views don''t mean shit sorry ''guests''. The favorite and the 2 follows really mean alot to me. What can I say I''m a cheap date. On a less serious note I''d like to thank my friends for helping finish this chapter and they are jim b. and jack d. (though this punk ran out on me half way through). They might have a slightly dark influence on my work so I might have to limit their contributions in the future. Character Stats Explanation Since my Fic is not a VRMMORPG, so I will not give Health, Mana, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma and all stats that I do give are estimates at best. They are included so that tamers can get a rough idea of how strong a given D-girl is and of their own survivability. Level; Only D-Girl''s can gain experience by absorbing a portion of a defeated opponents life-force, the only exception to this are tamers. Strangely enough in some cases the D-Girls didn''t even have to kill the opponent to gain some of their life-force Tamer Level; tamers with at least one bonded D-Girl gain a portion of the experience that their harems collect. This allows tamers to increase their stats and abilities beyond human norms but even a very high level tamer''s stats can''t match a D-Girl Evolution Tier: the number of evolutions a D-Girl has achieved these are usually available at certain levels Strength; Ability to exert physical might. Agility; Ability to perform complex bodily movements. Dexterity; Ability to manipulate objects, hit with range weapons. If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. Vitality; Ability to resist fatigue, poison, disease. Affects natural healing rate. Attack; Physical damage M-Attack; Magical damage Defense; Resist physical damage/effects, as well as body altering effects based on psionics M-Defense; Resist magical damage/effects, as well as mind altering effects based on magic or psionics Abilities: (insert here) Resist; 1-69% reduction from effect (insert here) Immunity; 70-100% reduction from effect. 100% Immunities are extremely rare Psionic Abilities: Some D-girls, monsters and humans possess mind based powers. The attack and defense values of these abilities fall under the nature of the ability. For instance telekinesis rates as a physical Attack it does ignore armor if used directly on the target, but armor counts if a rock is thrown using telekinesis. Psionic abilities such as pyrokinesis or hostile telepathy are rated as M-Attacks. Chapter 5: The Ugly Tamer, Part 1 Author''s Foreword: Well here we are the start of the story. I will no longer be splitting up chapters based on POV, but chapters will still be split into parts. Also, I will be trying different approaches to description and you guys get to be my test audience. What''s that? You don''t mind? Aww, you guys are so sweet. A short boy whose looks would be average if his deep black hair wasn''t covering the right side of his face. Stands in front of the Ellington, Missouri Tamer Center. "Well, time to get started...", Ulen said aloud to himself. He was holding a manilla folder is his left and only functional hand. Opening it with his left hand he thumbed through the contents. It had his Independant Tamers Union (ITU) membership information, his Minor Emancipation papers signed by his guardian, the results from his Tamers and Magus examinations in it. Closing the folder again. He walked to the entrance of the tamer center, with a excited half smile on his face, the other half was covered by his hair. He clamped the folder to his chest under his right forearm and opened the door, ignoring the disabled button. The handicapped were a rare oddity in a world with access to healing magic. Lost limbs or damaged nerves could be regenerated so the only form of disability were birth defects. Transformation magic could be used but had to be constantly reapplied. Surgery could alleviate some problems but not all. Enough handicapped existed that government and public facilities had to have disabled access. As Ulen opened the door the colder air escaping ruffled the hair on his left side, the right stayed still. The chime alerted the blue haired Generica receptionist behind her desk and she gave Ulen a professional smile. He headed to her and handed her the folder. She noticed his nicely tanned skin and long expressive fingers when she took the folder. She glanced at his ITU membership information and quickly looked back up again. "A Pure Human and a magus?!", she said with obvious shock. Pure Humans were mostly considered a myth. There were maybe a dozen spread all over the world. As for a magus they could command a high salary from simply joining the government or any private enterprise. One becoming a tamer with its inherent risks was about as likely as meeting a Pure Human. The receptionist her curiosity peaked boldly studied the boy infront of her. He was short, very short, not more than five and a half feet maybe less. Slightly built with very little tan skin showing, only the left side of his face and left hand. He stood straight with his shoulders back with his right arm curled to his lower chest. He was dressed in a brown leather shirt with a high collar that covered his neck with full length sleeves. His gloved right hand was clipped to the shirt by it''s sleeve. Tan cargo pants made from a heavy fabric with leather straps on the right leg. A support brace? She hadn''t noticed a limp when he walked to her desk. New black combat boots completed his attire. She looked back up at him. His hair was very black the right and left side were very different. The left side was short and neat. The right was long and covered the entire right side of his face, including the right ear, hiding it completely. She wondered what was he hiding under that hair? His face, what she could see of it, was average. Just average, he had no strong or unusual features. His eye was almond shaped, mixed? Mediterranean? Arabic? She couldn''t tell. But what really stood out was the eye when she had first looked at it she thought it was plain brown, but as he shifted under her rather rude scrutiny. The overhead fluorescent lighting struck his iris and she almost forgot to breath at the red, yellow and green gem-like colors it refracted. She felt rather than saw, in his eye, that despite his youth he possessed a deep presence. She kept staring. Still meeting her gaze he said,"Any longer and you''ll have to buy me dinner." She felt a thrill from the baritone sound of his voice, obviously still young but deep for his slight build, it traveled from her ears down to her crotch which started to tingle. She kept looking at him but now her face was flushed and her lips parted. Then the words hit her and she cooled down like someone had dumped ice water on her. ''What''s wrong with me? I had a taming recently.'', she furiously thought to herself. She looked up at the boy who was obviously waiting for her to collect herself. She looked down then up and saw the slight smile on the boy''s lips that said he didn''t mind. She took a mental breath and gave the man before her a very warm smile and resumed her duties. This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there. Ulen kept the smile on, while the lovely receptionist finished looking over his papers and started processing his registration into the Active Tamers Database (ATD). The smile was a lie. Her reaction had been stronger than most but was a familiar one for Ulen. All the Demi-Humans and some human women who had really looked into his eye and then heard his voice had similar reactions. From experience he knew that all he had to do was let them get a good look at the right side of his face and that smile would disappear like a dream. "Thank you for waiting Mr. Yeadon. You are now registered in the Active Tamers Database. Though the records show that you don''t have a starter Demi-Human as yet, correct?", the receptionist asked Ulen. "That is correct. Miss...?", replied Ulen letting his smile grow a bit and forcing more warmth into his eye. Flirting a little with the lovely Generica wouldn''t hurt him. "It''s Leila, Mr. Yeadon.", the warmth in her smile rising a few degrees as Leila replied. Very few humans and no tamers had ever asked her for her name. She was starting to like him more and more. "Then call me Ulen, Leila.", Ulen replied easily. He noticed her eyes widening in surprise and pleasure at him giving her permission to use his first name. "Is the tamer reserve open today, Leila?", he inquired. "It is and since your registration is done you can head there immediately, Ul...Ulen.", replied Leila blushing at stumbling over his name. To cover her embarrassment she held out his folder to him. Ulen took the folder with his left hand then tucked it under his right arm. "Thanks for all your help, Leila.", Ulen letting his honest appreciation fill his voice.He extended his hand to her. She stood up while blushing a deep red and said, "You''re welcome, Ulen. Please come see me again. If you need help with anything." And she really meant anything. She took his hand and felt his warmth spread to her whole body like a warm blanket. She luxuriated in the sensation. When she recovered from her daze and looked up she saw that Ulen had left. Feeling a bit regretful she sat down and got back to work. She had wanted to ask for a impromptu taming session. She then remembered. ''Dammit, I didn''t get his number.'', and she cursed herself. Ulen calmly headed to the tamers reserve, while Leila was still distracted by Electric Touch a spell that normally delivers a deadly bio-electric shock. Ulen had practiced control over his magic to such a degree that he could modify the output of his spells to use as little magic as possible or all at once. Too little power and nothing would happen. All at once was dangerous as the sudden loss of energy could send the nervous system into shock. Since Electric Touch worked by amplifying the bodies natural electric field by lowering its power to the point where the magic almost didn''t manifest it''s effect. He learned he could induce a warm pleasant sensation in those he touched. Ulen had found Leila attractive and was highly unusual in his lack of prejudice against Demi-Humans. He had mostly been raised by his adoptive father''s harem so that was no surprise. However, he had had a painful experience with an already bonded Demi-Human. After that his father''s Alpha had also warned him not to get involved with free or unbonded Demi-Humans unless he was adding them to his harem. Her exact words had been, "You can stack human pussy to the sky and fuck''em using a step ladder, but don''t touch a D-Girl who is already riding a cock or hungry for one." With a grin and a chuckle at remembering his father''s Alpha''s sometimes vulgar speeches. He continued on to the tamers reserve to find his first partner. Author''s Note: I''m pretty pleased with this chapter. Feedback appreciated. Oh, ya Ugly gets it''s first shmeckcee scene in the upcoming chapters. I will also be posting a stat explanation sheet and Ulen''s stats. I wonder if you guys can guess who his adoptive father and his Alpha are? Independent Tamers Union Member File: Ulen Gunter Lars Yeadon Author''s Note: ''Ware dar be Spoilers ahead, arrr. Ulen Gunter Lars Yeadon Alias "Ugly" Class: Tamer (Magus) Race: Pure Human Sex: M Age: 16 Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown Height: 5''4" Weight: 106 lbs. Blood Type: O- Eduacation Level: High School Tamer Level: 1 Number of D-Girls Allowed: 3 Number of D-Girls owned: 1 Stats: Strength: 7 Agility: 4 Dexterity: 10 Vitality: 34 Attack: 3 M-Attack: 23 Defense: 16 M-Defense: 28 Abilities: Curse "Unknown"; Magical healing inflicts damage High Speed Casting Forbiden Immunity 89% M-Attack Up M-Defense UP Vitality Up Advanced Air Magic Advanced Water Magic Firearms Mastery lvl 12 Small Blade Mastery lvl 5 Throwing Weapons Mastery lvl 8 Unarmed Comabt lvl 4 Description: Ulen is a rare Pure Human (most humans possess a significant amout of demi-human DNA). Short in stature and would have average looks if it were not for the twisted condition of the right side of his body. Due to the effects of a curse and severe injuries suffered while still young the right side of his face is covered by burn scars. His right eye was burned out leaving a hollow socket. His right arm, including his hand, were also serverely burned rendering the hand non-functional. An attempt at magical healing caused his right leg''s bones to shatter, extensive damage to the nerves and ligaments occured as well. His right leg was physically repaired at a Tamer Center, but full functionality could not be restored. He suffers constant pain from the supports that give his right leg minimal functionality. Of note is his hair which is a black that seems to almost absorb light. He also possesses tremendous vitality which helps him heal naturally at two to three times the rate of a normal human. History: This content has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.Found in North Carolina near Charlotte by Tamer Cid Kramer, while carrying out the elemination of a regressed demi-human. Ulen''s injuries were suffered during the elemination. Where Ulen is originally from or if he has has any family is unknown as no Pure Human matching his age and characteristics has been reported. After recovering to a acceptable level Ulen was taken to a unnamed government facility to determine the nature of his curse and to verify his status as a Pure Human. The curse could not be identified, but testing showed it to be a very high ranked type of Forbiden magic, attempts to remove it ended in failure. Ulen recieved basic education and underwent further tests at this facility for a period six years. One of the results of the tests was that Ulen showed a high aptitude for all magic systems except light, though the curse might have infleunced the results. A byproduct of these tests and the continual effects of the curse. Ulen developed a Immunity to Forbiden magic. At the end of this period Ulen was released into the care of Tamer Cid Karmer who adpoted him and gave him the name Ulen Gunter Lars Yeadon. For the next three years Tamer Cid Karmer continued performing his tamer duties while acompanied by the now nine year old Ulen. At the the age of 12 Ulen was enrolled at a public school in Ellington, Missouri where finished both middle school and high school in period of four years. He graduated with stellar academic scores, but due to his severe injuries only passing physical scores. Of note is his attaining high proficiency in two magic systems, a feat normally only seen in Masters level graduates of a university. *Addendum: Ulen Gunter Lars Yeadon having recently graduated high school he applied for and atained a tamer liscense with passing scores. He passed the writen portion with a 99 out of a possible 100, however he only achieved a 35 out of a possible 100 on his physical evaluation. For a total score of 67% a score of 65% is needed to pass. Chapter 6: The Ugly Tamer, Part 2 With a grin and a chuckle at remembering his father''s Alpha''s sometimes vulgar speeches. He continued on to the tamers reserve to meet his first partner. A few minutes after leaving the tamers center he arrived at the reserve. Recapturing his earlier excitement for the beginning of his independence he headed straight into the large grey building. He ignored the disabled button opened the door and proceeded to the, surprise surprise, green haired Generica behind her reception desk. Ulen had been in a number of government and tamer facilities all had a large number of Genericas performing menial tasks or desk work. He wondered when such work would be called Genericing. Well it wasn''t very catchy so probably never. As he walked closer he noticed the Generica giving him a professional smile to match the one Leila had first given him. If Leila was lovely than this girl was cute. Ulen had no problem returning her smile which made her''s have a bit of real warmth to it. "Mr. Yeadon?", the green haired Generica asked Ulen as he got into comfortable speaking distance. "I am, but you can call me Ulen. Miss...?", drawing on his earlier success Ulen asked the girl for her name. "My name is Ciela, Ulen. Leila, informed me that you were on your way to acquire your starter Demi-Human. I''m pleased to help you in any way I can.", Ciela replied with real enthusiasm. Ulen noticed the sincerity in her tone and was amazed at the power of simple courtesy. Though no doubt having Leila speak for him helped. He had caught the pause Ciela had made after saying her name. He wondered what else Leila had said and if he should be worried. "Thank you, Ciela. I really appreciate your help. As I am not quite sure what I should be looking for.", Ulen said lying through his teeth he knew exactly what he wanted but he just couldn''t afford it, so he had no trouble sounding sincere to her offer of help. "Then can I see your claim chit? And we can start looking for a girl to fit your needs.", Ciela said with a slight emphasis on "needs" with her smile turning playful. Leila had obviously said some very good things about her encounter with him. Ulen shook his head at her for the entendre. To which she just grinned in return. "Actually, I am going to pay in hard currency. I hope you can handle the transaction.", Ulen replied placing a emphasis on "hard" and "handle" two can play that game. She looked surprised that he wanted to pay in cash but she still wanted to play, who can make the better innuendo. "I''m sure I can handle whatever you desire to give me. Do you need a minute? Or would you like to look at the assets we have on hand?", she replied pushing out her rather nice "assets". This was getting out of hand rather quickly. Ulen gave her his best wry half smile not that he had much choice at the half. "I have 10,000 on hand so if I could look at a catalogue. We can get started.", Ulen replied trying to get back to business. Ciela at first looked disappointed that the game was over then, in the way of women everywhere, decided that she had won. Her eyes widened a second later. "10,000? Is that right? Such a small amount?," she asked with a shocked look and no entendre intended. Ulen shrugged and said,"I''m afraid so. I know its not much." "Not much" was a gross understatement a decent starter D-Girl ran from 25,000 to 35,000. Rare or especially strong D-Girls cost 50,000 to 75,000 at level 1, tier first. A girl for 10,000 wouldn''t even be bottom of the barrel you would have to scrap the wood to find one for that price. "We have a few girls for that price, but they are mostly still wild and have only their racial abilities. You might be better off with a contract.", Ciela was obviously unhappy at having to offer him such low grade girls, but no matter how much she enjoyed talking to him there was a limit to what she could do. To her mind a contract with a free girl was his best and probably only choice for the money he had. Ordinarily, she would be right 10,000 would let him form a six month contract with a reasonably competent girl, not the best but better than the mostly wild girls available for that price. "That''s fine Ciela I knew that would be the case when I came here and a contract would not suit my needs right now.", Ulen replied letting her know there was no need to feel bad and that he had done his research already. Ulen really had come knowing that would be the case and he was prepared to take on (pun definitely intended) even a wild girl as long as she matched his criteria. "Alright then. Let me transfer a list of the girls available to your pad and you can look them over.", she said matching action to words she hit a few keys on her keyboard and his pocket beeped showing his pad had received the download. "You can take a seat over there, while you make your choice", she said indicating a small sitting area with a couple of small couches he hadn''t noticed while they had been bantering. Ulen nodded and gave her a smile as thanks before he walked to the nearest couch. He pulled out his pad before sitting on the surprisingly comfortable couch and quickly scanned the list to see what breeds were listed. Completing his scan, he started seriously reviewing the girls listed on it. Two of the girls had immediately caught his attention a plant type Bulbutte and a insect type Horneette. He marked them for consideration and kept reading. He was surprised to see a Hunni listed. Normally, they were valued for their abilities at horticulture. She was worth more than her listed price even with her low stats, but not enough to tempt him into buying then reselling her. He would leave that to a dealer. He kept reading. Ciela watched Ulen seriously studying that list of rejects and she really wanted to help him. So, she made some calls to the local D-Girl dealers and talked to their receptionists (mostly Genericas) asking about any girls they might have in Ulen''s price range. To summarize none of the available girls were any better than the ones that were on the list she had already given him. Just to make herself feel better she ran a more detailed search on the girls available to the tamers center. To her surprise a list of girls came up that hadn''t when she had run a standard search. She quickly read the breeds listed and was surprised at some of the ones listed on it, there were even a couple tier seconds and for very low prices. Excited she pulled up more information on the girls on the list. When she saw why these girls were so cheap she paled. The girls were all on the disposal list... for that night. Demi-Humans are a valuable commodity but like any commodity there are defective products. The D-Girls on the disposal list had a number of problems that made them be seen as a defective product. The most common problem was a natural chemical imbalance that made them prone to uncontrollable rages that neither magic nor science could solve. A couple had a genetic dissociative condition that turned them into sociopaths that could never be trusted regardless of how often they were conditioned. One unfortunate second tier Gigachu had a pain curse cast on her that cost ten times more to remove than she would ever be worth, at least she would get peace. The reason the prices listed for the girls were so low was because they were posthumous. The government had decided to recoup some of their investment by selling their corpses. Ciela pitied the last girl on the list, a very common bunny girl, she had no genetic/chemical problems nor had a curse cast on her. She was sentenced to disposal because...no one wanted her. In the three years since she had awakened at 14 not one tamer had shown even a passing interest in her neither had the companies that used Demi-Humans as cheap labour. Not even the brothels wanted her. The reason was her stats and peculiar looks. In all but agility she barely exceeded a human and her odd eyes put most humans off. She had two unusual abilities but they didn''t make up for her pathetic stats and strange look. The government had decided that there was no point in further training or feeding her. Not that a bunny girl had merited a lot of training. Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions. Ciela hit a few keys and sent the bunny girl''s information to Ulen''s pad. She thought,''Why not? She costs half as much as he wants to spend. The girls already on his list will at least be taken by a labour company or brothel.'' Ulen was weighing the Bulbutte against the Horneette they were the best of the lot but were still the rejects Ciela had named them. His rather dispirited compare/contrast of the two girls was interrupted by a new download from Ciela. With no expectation Ulen pulled up the file and was not disappointed. He first noticed her ridiculously low price, 5,000 was a insult to any D-Girl. Still he looked over the girl''s information. Her stats were beyond terrible Ulen had a stat that was higher than her highest by a full 10 points. He did notice that her magic ability was higher than his two current choices, which was, interesting. He kept reading his interest peaked when he noticed the same two abilities Ciela had been surprised at. Danger Sense was very rare in D-Girls and Stealth was usually acquired at a higher level than the bunny girl had. He looked at her picture again more closely. When his eye met the image of her eyes. He decided, this one. Having decided he wasted no time second guessing his instinct. Getting up he put the pad back in his pocket and walked to Ciela''s desk. "I take it you found one to your liking?", Ciela asked before Ulen could say anything. She hoped he would take the poor girl even as she felt guilty for it, with a girl like that he would have real problems finding work. "Yes, I''d like to get that last girl.", Ulen said guessing that Ciela sympathized with the unfortunate younger girl and would know who he meant. "Thank you, Ulen! As soon as I receive payment I''ll have them send her here so you can take possession directly. It shouldn''t take more than an hour. Since she is being brought from one of our facilities. I''ll waive the transport and collar fee. That brings your total to 4,750.", Ciela said excitedly. Her dropping the price down even lower was all she could, professionally, do to show her appreciation to Ulen for saving the girl. Ulen gave the beaming girl his ITU membership card that could be used to debit his account. She gave his card a swipe and pressed a single button on her keyboard apparently she had already completed the paperwork. She handed back his card, caressing his hand as he took it, her million volt smile practically blinding him. If he had indicated that he wouldn''t mind a more personal thank you she would have had her clothes off in an instant. Ulen calmly put his card away and stood still patiently waiting for his new partner to arrive. He would be lying if he said he wasn''t tempted by Ciela''s rather obvious offer. He decided to give her his own personal acid test, if she passed he would happily take her up on that offer, good idea or not. He was young and still idealistic enough to feel the high of saving someone from the in-personal, soul-crushing gears of the Demi-Human Regulation Act. The Act insured the slave status that the Demi-Humans'' peculiar biology condemned them to. Ulen''s personal demons demanded that Ciela prove that he could be intimate with her. Ciela got up from her desk and came around it to stand at Ulen''s right side with barely a finger width between them. He could clearly feel her warmth and if he had swayed to the right. Given the disparity in height, his right cheek would have come to rest on a distinctly soft and feminine protrusion. Even as his right side would have been treated to the unique softness of the female form. He stood perfectly still not showing the slightest hint of discomfort. The hour passed in companionable silence. Ulen felt no need to talk and Ciela was content to stay beside him and savor her small victory over the system. The rumble and sudden squeal of a truck stopping alerted the pair to the arrival of their lucky rabbit. Both strained their ears to catch the sound of doors opening and closing. Soon enough two figures entered the tamers reserve a large woman with brunette hair and a pair of wolf ears who walked with a confident stride. Holding the arm of a smaller ginger haired girl with rabbit ears who walked beside her unresisting. They stopped infront of the waiting pair. Ciela hurried forward and took the clipboard offered her by the Schwartzvulf and signed the paper on it quickly. Transferring custody of the bunny girl to her. Returning the clipboard to the Schwartzvulf who straightened and seemed to click her heels though she didn''t. The Schwartzvulf turned and left without a word or look at her former charge. Ciela approached the bunny girl gave her a smile and brought her to stand in front of Ulen. While, Ciela was still completing her duties Ulen studied the quiet bunny girl. She was tall from her file he knew she was 5''9" a full five inches taller than himself. She was dressed in a grey pajama like set of clothes that didn''t suit her at all. Thin, too thin, like she hadn''t been eating properly with slight swelling on her chest and hips showing a more feminine rather than androgynous form. Her skin what he could see of it was a smooth alabaster but stretched too tight over the bones of her face. Her face would have been called beautiful with wide cheekbones and a graceful chin but the lack of flesh made it angular and hard looking. Her hair was straight and cut to just above shoulder length it was a vibrant red carrot color but had no luster adding to her malnourished appearance. Her rabbit ears were mostly white with patches of ginger and dark brown drooping lifelessly on her head. Her chest was...well practically non-existent with only a pair of barely perceptible mounds and prominent ribs. Her arms had a nice shape but too thin. Her hands suited her size with graceful fingers, again too thin. Her tiny waist led to hips with a slight rounded shape. Her legs were stick like but long, she had been a natural born runner. Her feet were well shaped with long toes. They hadn''t given her shoes. Ulen looked back up at her eyes. The left a ordinary brown but the right was so black it seemed like she only had a giant pupil. There was despair in those eyes she clearly was resigned to death and expected to get it soon. Ciela and the girl hadn''t moved while Ulen finished his inspection of his new D-Girl. She was in worse shape than he thought. Ulen spoke softly, "Hello Cynthia. I am Ulen Gunter Lars Yeadon. I hope we get along." The girl didn''t react. Ulen looked into her brown eye then deliberately looked into her black eye, she twitched. He made a show of looking back into her brown eye. Keeping eye contact with her brown eye. He turned his head giving her a clear view of his right profile then altered the spell that kept his hair in place to push it to the side showing her what was underneath. The eye socket was a hollow cavern and the skin looked desiccated and clung to the bone giving his face a skull like appearance. The right ear looked like a lump of melted, cream yellow, wax clinging to his skull. Ciela gasped took a step back and a brief look of revulsion crossed her face, failed. Cynthia looked a little shocked and for a brief moment pity shined out of her lifeless eyes but no horror, passed. "Ciela could you finish registering Cynthia as my starter Demi-Human?", Ulen asked her gently but with none of the warmth with which they had spoken earlier. "Yes.", she replied then hurried to her desk not looking at him. Ulen motioned Cynthia to follow him, turned and walked to Ciela''s desk. He signed the paper she handed him and left. Ciela watched the new pair leave holding the paper he had signed. When the door closed behind them she stood there looking at it awhile longer. A confused look crossed her face it cleared. And she cursed herself. Author''s Note: Phew, this might be my longest chapter yet. the next one will be brief training chapter with a *un cha un cha un cha un cha un cha* scene at the end so avoid it or get your tissues whatever you prefer. Also, I''m posting Cynthia''s stats. P.S. Thank you for the 4 stars and the review Kachin. 7 followers WOOT! Independent Tamers Union D-Girl File: Cynthia Alcott Cynthia Alcott Alias: Carrot Level: 1 Race: Demi-Human, Lagomorpha Hominidae Sex: F Breed: Bunny Girl Classification: Common Age: 17 Hair Color: Red Eye Color: Left; Brown / Right; Black Height: 5''9" Weight: 103 lbs. Blood Type: O+ Grade: Combat, Light Education: Middle School Citizenship: Domestic Owned Demi-Human Evolution Tier: First Family: Beast Stats: Strength: 16 Agility: 24 Dexterity: 17 Vitality: 14 Attack: 12 M-Attack: 9 This tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report. Defense: 11 M-Defense: 12 Abilities: Heightened Senses (Racial) Soft Steps (Racial); Improved ability to move quietly Scent Tracking (Racial) Bunny Bop (Racial); Chance to inflict stun when striking from behind or from concealment Improved Jump (Racial) Agility Up Danger Sense; Can sense location of hostile intent, aids in avoiding ranged and surprise attacks Stealth Unarmed Combat lvl 13 Sword Mastery lvl 6 Cynthia Alcott is a Bunny Girl owned by Ulen Gunter Lars Yeadon. She has no noteworthy accomplishments. Chapter 7: The Ugly Tamer, Part 3 Ciela watched the new pair leave, holding the paper he had signed. When the door closed behind them she stood there looking at it awhile longer. A confused look crossed her face it cleared. And she cursed herself. Ulen and his new partner exited the tamers reserve. He turned his head to the right and gave his tall new partner a second quick look over. He listed all the things he would need to get for her in his mind. "Cynthia.", he simply called her name. "Yes, master.", she replied not turning to look at him her tone held nothing in it. "Do you like your name?", he asked her. She turned her head to him a flicker of confusion on her face. What did he mean? "Do you like your name?", he asked her again. She realized he expected an answer. Confusion more evident on her face. What answer did he want? "Y...yes.", she replied. What was the point of this? Seeing the curiosity in her eyes. Got her. "Good. We will keep it then, but to commemorate our new life together. I want to give you a new name, as well.", he said projecting seriousness as much as he could. "O...Ok?", she hesitatingly replied. Seriously, what was he trying to do? She was getting annoyed. "Carrot.", he simply stated. "Wha...what?", she asked him. She was confused again. She really couldn''t understand him. "Your new name. That only your future harem sisters and I will call you. It will be Carrot.", he stated like it was an obvious and unalterable fact. Not waiting for her to reply he started walking towards the tamer center. He needed to make arrangements for their housing for the next few months that he planned to remain in Ellington. He didn''t check to see if she followed him. The newly dubbed Carrot stared at her new owner as he walked away from her. He hadn''t ordered her to follow. He kept walking with that slow graceful gait of his. She was confused what was she supposed to do? He was leaving her. The thought snapped her out of her confusion. She hurried to catch up to him, grimacing with every footfall on the asphalt. She really needed shoes. The life in her face made her look less like a concentration camp survivor. Ulen felt Carrot catching up to him, but staying the proper distance behind him like any well trained D-Girl. ''One thing at a time, one thing at a time.'', he thought to himself. The one confident and one uncertain pair, continued walking in silence. After a few minutes, they reached the tamer center. Ulen tucked his folder, that now also held Carrot''s registration as his D-Girl, under his right arm and was going to open the door. But Carrot had hurried ahead on her silent feet and held it open for him. Minus one point. He silently walked past her into the center. Her ears that had started to perk up a little dropped down again. She hadn''t expected a thank you, after all, her conditioning had made clear that her owner didn''t have to thank her for anything. But she felt she had done something wrong and that her strange owner was displeased with her. She remembered to follow him. Ulen walked back into the tamer center. It felt like a long time had passed, but really, it had only been hours. He looked up and smiled at Leila. She had looked up as he came in and smiled, but she avoided looking at the right side of his face. He sighed mentally, failed. ''So Ciela told her,huh...'', he thought disappointed in her reaction. "Welcome back, Ulen. Congratulations on your first partner!", she said with warmth but compared to earlier it was the difference between fresh and day old apple pie. She still didn''t look at the right side of his face. He couldn''t see it but Carrot was surprised and curious about the Generica''s warm friendly manner and her use of his first name. "Thank you, Leila. I''m pleased with Cynthia. Though, I''d like to get her outfitted and get her some more training for the next three months.", Ulen told the blue haired Generica. Carrot was shocked again as her owner addressed the Generica by name. She was irritated that he hadn''t called her Carrot. "Of course, Ulen. As a registered tamer the outfitters here in the center will give you a discount. I''ll download a list of the classes and their instructors to your pad.", Leila explained to Ulen. Carrot stifled a sigh at the classes. "Is there anything else I can help you with?", Leila asked. "I''d like to stay at the center for the next three months. Are there any ground floor three room suites with private gym access available?", Ulen promptly took the Generica''s offer. Handing her a claim chit from ITU for a three month stay with three meals a day at the Ellington, Tamer Center. Leila took the chit and checked the available suites. She was not surprised that ITU would be willing to foot the bill for such a extended stay for a newbie tamer. After, she had called Ciela she had wanted to get Ulen''s private number. She had accessed his ITU file, the confidential portion, with a few tricks she had learned. She had quickly written down his number, but hadn''t been able to resist snooping some more. His personal history was not comfortable reading, but it was the pictures documenting the extent of his injuries that appalled her. The thought of asking for a taming session disappeared. "There is a three room suite with gym access available. Let me key the room to your thumb print. You can also use your thumb print to get meals at the cafeteria.", she said while quickly typing at her keyboard. "Could you key the room and meals to Cynthia''s print as well?", Ulen asked the busily typing Generica. Both Carrot and Leila looked at him in surprise it could only be called a unique request. If it had been a human pair the request would have been so obvious there was no need to make it. Tamers, preferred to keep a tight leash on their harems. Keeping them in their company or locking them into their accommodations at night. Not letting them out of their sight unless it was for an errand. Keying the room to Carrot meant that she was free to come and go as she liked. Carrot didn''t know what to think of her master as she looked at him. Her face was a little warm, though. Leila''s hands stopped moving. She looked down her face paling. "Of course. I''ll do that now.", she said in a very quiet voice. His simple request hit her with breathtaking force. If she had been in Carrot''s place none of the humans she knew would have made such a request on her behalf. "Thanks Leila you have been a great help.", Ulen thanked the Generica. Having properly thanked her for her help. Ulen motioned to Carrot to follow him and left in the direction of the center''s outfitters. Leila wanted to be angry at him. What to Carrot had seemed an unusually warm and friendly exchange. Had for Ulen and Leila been cold, stilted and impersonal compared to their conversation just a few hours ago. She really wanted to be angry at him for treating her the same as any other tamer would. More politely, but still the same. But he had noticed her aversion. To her shame all she could do was watch him walk away and curse herself. Ulen put Leila out of his mind. He refocused on his immediate and future plans. First, Carrot she needed to be, well, fattened up. Once her condition was improved she would be perfect for a new or rather old magical ritual he wanted to try with her. The way he treated her was genuine, but not without an ulterior motive. The ritual needed to be done before the bonding and was the reason he had wanted a low end D-Girl with at least moderate magic compatibility. If you encounter this narrative on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. The bond that Demi-Humans formed with their masters was common knowledge and taken for granted. Ulen had spent some time with a magus who had done an in-depth study of it and knew some things about it that were not common knowledge. From his father''s harem and their too frank and descriptive accounts of their own bonding experiences. He knew that if affection or even love was present before the bonding it would be stronger. There were unexpected benefits for both the Demi-Human and human from a stronger bond. Among the magus''s research papers had been a description of a wedding rite from a sect of earth priests that Ulen''s instincts told him he could adapt to a modern familiar binding spell that should greatly enhance the bond. Second, with Carrot strengthened by the improved bond. They would observe the unofficial novice tamers tournament that a local gym sponsored every two years. Ulen wasn''t interested in participating rather he was looking for a second D-Girl one with a specific skill. The skill was a racial ability so only a few breeds had it. Those breeds were uncommon and valued, not for that skill which wasn''t directly battle related, but for their strength and vitality. In other words strong front line fighters and cost a lot more than Ulen would make anytime soon. With the number and variety of tamers present one of those breeds should be at the tournament. Third, after performing the ritual and bonding the second girl, which should take about a month. The special vehicle that Ulen had spent the majority of the money he had gotten from ITU and another source, that he would rather forget, on should be ready. Then he could proceed to his current short term objective. "Master if you like that kind of stuff I...I will do whatever you want.", Carrot interrupted Ulen''s musing on his (nefarious) plans. Confused Ulen realised they had arrived at the center''s outfitter section, while had been lost in thought. And that he had been staring vacantly at a rather large strap-on dildo in the center''s taming toys section. He shook his head, too clear it. "No, Carrot. Thats not it. I was just lost in my thoughts.", Ulen quickly explained. "If you say so, master.", she said eyeing the large strapon and his rather petite behind. Was she interested!? Shiver.''She might prove to be more dangerous than I expected. And what is it about red-heads.'', thought Ulen rather worriedly, while remembering a certain sadistic strawberry blonde fox. "Anyway. Let''s get you some clothes and shoes, definitely shoes.", Ulen bravely tried to protect his imperiled posterior with bribery. "Yes,master!", Carrot successfully bribed. Ulen walked to the clothing section of the outfitters a excited Carrot beside him. "Go ahead and get some comfortable clothes, underwear and shoes for yourself that you can wear for training.", Ulen told the excited rabbit. "Yes, master.", Carrot less excited at the mention of training. But she realized that her master was not going to continue starving her so anything she bought that fit would quickly become too small for her. Why else give her freedom of movement or spend money on her at all? Ulen watched Carrot start browsing through the somewhat limited selection available at the center''s outfitter. It wasn''t a women''s clothing store so telling her to get training clothes was actually redundant since that was the majority of what was available, except for a rather large variety of lingerie. ''I''ll take her to get some nicer clothes when she is back in shape.'', he promised himself. A girl of any species should have some nicer clothes. (Poor bastard is gonna be broke in the future) He headed to the arms and armor section of the outfitter. The tamer centers believed in stocking their stores with only the essentials training clothes, long lasting food, armor, weapons, sexy lingerie and taming toys. He ignored the armor section for right now. He wanted Carrot to train with firearms nothing to big just a small caliber handgun. He picked out a nice matte black 9 mm semi-automatic. He was a bit conflicted but went ahead and got her a matching suppressor. Since she had some proficiency with swords a carbon steel straight double edged short sword and a pair of always useful combat knives, the larger kind. He considered the knuckle dusters but thought spiked gauntlets might suit her better so he would get those later. (Watch out ladies this guy is definitely boyfriend material) He got the attendant to send the items to his suite. Then went back to the clothing section. ''Ah, she''s not done yet.'', Ulen sat on a thoughtfully placed well used bench pulled out his pad and made arrangements to have his personal items sent to the suite. Then he sent a message to the manager of the student housing he had been staying at for the last four years informing her that he was moving out. Eventually, he might think back to his time there fondly but not any time soon. Having finished these small tasks he checked on Carrot. Not done. He put his head back and closed his eye. "Master, I''m done.", Carrot said to her dozing master. His eye opened and took in her new attire. She was still painfully thin but the pink and grey trainers, grey track pants with pink piping and pink short sleeved T-shirt suited her. "Lookss, good. ''ss cute.", he slurred. Smooth. Carrot blushed and looked down a smile on her lips. A loud rumbling growl made her blush even brighter and stop smiling. Awake now Ulen grinned at her. "C''mon lets get some food. Did you send the rest to the room? I''ll go pay.", Ulen said getting up and heading to the closest attendant. "Umm, master this is all I got.", Carrot looked concerned. Ulen blinked and looked at her. "Ok. Well...let''s go eat and come back tomorrow for the rest. Did you get a second set of underwear?", Ulen asked his abashed rabbit. "Uh...", Carrot''s redness spread to her neck. Ulen felt like facepalming. Seriously this rabbit. "You didn''t get any underwear.", he stated. She squirmed. "Well the bras can wait but at least panties.", he ruthlessly delivered a critical strike. "Master...that''s mean.", Carrot whined covering her chest. Ulen could only marvel at her strength. A new name and a shopping trip was all it took for her to recover from the dead eyed walking corpse he had met only a few hours ago. Ulen felt that he had gotten luckier with her than he deserved. "Carrot, lets go eat we can come back tomorrow.", said Ulen giving his teary-eyed comando rabbit a warm look and smile. She perked up immediately and promptly got depressed again as a deep rumbling growl issued forth from her tiny middle. Chuckling Ulen paid for the clothes and weapons. Time to feed his very hungry rabbit. Author''s Note: Ya, so, ummm, I''m gonna have to eat some crow now I promised an ero scene but the story didn''t flow that way so instead of forcing it I''ll... well there will be an ero scene. I swear on my Ecchi honor. Chapter 8: The Ugly Tamer, Part 4 Chuckling Ulen paid for the clothes and weapons. Time to feed his very hungry rabbit. Their business complete, for now, at the outfitters. The odd pair headed to the tamer center''s cafeteria. Arriving, Ulen saw that it was mostly empty only a few D-Girls from the center''s staff having their dinners. The whole day had passed and Ulen was starting to feel drained from the rollercoaster of emotions he had experienced that day. With Carrot still walking behind him he headed to the self serve food dispenser. He got a pasta dish that was easy to eat with one hand. He was to tired to struggle with a steak even if he wanted it. Getting his tray he waited for Carrot to make her selection. She got the steak, pasta and chicken breast, then thought for a second and got a salad as well. Ulen felt his left eyebrow twitching, but then shrugged it should be fine. Getting her trays the pair sat at the nearest table. While they had been walking to the cafeteria Carrot had told him that the guards at the disposal facility had fed her just not enough. So there was no need to recondition her stomach to handle solid foods as there would have been if they had not fed her anything. She had been at the disposal facility for two weeks so why had the cost conscious government bothered to feed her? It was a minor mystery, Ulen was not curious enough to solve. He was grateful for it as it would speed her recovery. He could have sent her to the center''s treatment center and she would have come out two to three days later fully recovered and ready to be bonded. This did not suit Ulen''s plans. He needed to establish a relationship with her before bonding and that meant time spent with her, lots of time. She had been tamed the day before the decision to dispose of her had been made so she shouldn''t need it again for a couple more weeks. It was cruel, but most likely not deliberate. It did give him more than enough time, to get her back into shape given the enhanced recovery even a D-Girl with her horrible stats possesed. The care and affection he planned to give her would also help delay the need for taming and hopefully help make the bond a strong one. Basically, it meant he couldn''t tame her until she had genuine feelings for him. The meal proceeded, mostly, in silence Ulen was distracted by his thoughts (naughty ones) and Carrot was fully focused on her food. She was a noisy eater. The food was ok not good or bad enough to deserve attention, though Carrot looked like she was really enjoying her''s. Ulen finished before her, no surprise there. He watched her practically teleporting food into her mouth, for a bit. He pulled out his pad and ordered a few necessary toiletries, for Carrot, to be sent to their suite. He didn''t order underwear or socks, which she also hadn''t gotten, as he would take her to get them tomorrow. That done he waited for her to finish. She did after another steak and two pieces of carrot cake. Finally, satisfied she sat back and patted her belly which had only a slight hump to show the huge amount of food she had just shoveled into it. Ulen wondered if she had a compactor in her stomach. She had just eaten enough to feed a family of five plus dessert and that slight bump is all that showed. He briefly worried about his future finances. Ulen stood up and politely waited for Carrot to join him. Carrot, her eyelids drooping sleepily sighed and moved to get stand up. Her eyes popped wide and a loud *BBBBbbbrrrrrrrmmmmpppffff* rumbled out of her mouth. The D-girls who had finished their dinners and had stayed to watch the skinny bunny girl eat in amazement, started giggling like a bunch of school girls. Ulen tightened his lips not wanting to further humiliate the now crimson rabbit. She sprang to Ulen and tried to hide behind him with very little success with their difference in height. Ulen couldn''t suppress his sigh as he he tried to turn and leave only to have Carrot prevent him. Trying to use him as a shield to block the other D-Girls view of her. She wouldn''t let him turn to walk out of the cafeteria. He briefly considered using Electric Touch at a higher setting to make her let go, but decided not too. He didn''t want to carry her to the suite. Ulen thought quickly, than took a small step back forcing Carrot to step with him. Than he tapped her leg once. He, concealing his discomfort, took a step right and tapped her leg twice. Finally, he took a step left and tapped her leg thrice. He had to perform the same movements and taps three times before he felt that Carrot had caught on. He did the whole routine once more just to be sure she had it. The D-Girls who had been giggling were now laughing like mad women, a couple had tears streaming down their faces while holding their sides. The sight of a 5''9" bunny girl trying to hide behind her diminutive 5''4" master, while they performed some strange dance was the most ludicrous yet endearing sight they had ever seen. Unauthorized usage: this tale is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. The 16 year old Ulen, his dignity a fast fading memory, skillfully guided Carrot out of the cafeteria with the following combination: 8 three taps, 21 one taps and finally 7 two taps. A security D-Girl had recorded the whole thing from multiple angles using the center''s security cameras. Those recordings would provide years of laughter to the staff of the Ellington, Missouri Tamer Center. And with the nature of such things spreading to other centers. Making Ulen and Carrot minor celebrities. Once they were out of the cafeteria and the sight of the thoroughly entertained girls in it. He sighed, in relief, as Carrot came unglued from his back. He crossed his left arm under his right and turned to look at her. She stood still her head hanging and face an even deeper crimson. Her left rabbit ear gyrating and the right standing straight up. (Imagine a little girl whistling while standing on her right leg and twisting the left) "I...I''m...sorry...ma...master.", she said slowly and tearfully, her head down peeking at him from under her eyelashes, with no trace of tears. This, this, THIS, WASCALLY WABBIT!! Ulen briefly channeled the spirit of a long forgotten mythic hunter. His face reddening than paling, he got a firm grip on his temper and dispelled all thoughts of wabbit hunting. ''HAa, well the only thing I lost was my dignity,...so no real harm.'', thought Ulen trying to keep his inner dignity even if he had lost the outer. "It''s all right Carrot. It was an...interesting experience.", Ulen calmly (despairingly) said to his worried rabbit. "Have you had enough to eat?", he asked her. Bravely prepared to face the gales of laughter emanating from the cafeteria. Carrot looking grateful at not getting yelled at. Violently shook her head, not daring to speak lest he change his mind. "Alright. Lets get some sleep. I don''t know about you but I''m ''barassed...beat, I mean beat.", Ulen let his real feelings slip. At his slip, Carrot mentally and physically huddled down into herself eyes really tearing up. Ulen mentally kicked himself grabbed her right hand with his left and laced his fingers with hers. It was a very intimate and possessive grip. He turned and walked to their suite, forcing her to walk beside him, not looking at her. Carrot, let her master pull her along. Even more than Ulen, Carrot''s emotions had been in a constant state of turmoil. From despair, to pity, to hope, curiosity, annoyance, fun, contentment, embarrassment and now to something she didn''t understand. It was like the need for taming only not as desperately animalistic and it didn''t demand immediate gratification. It also didn''t make her feel afraid or ashamed. Only a little nervous and bubbly? Was all she could think of to describe it. Her unstable heart, spirit and mind needed an anchor and by accident not design, Ulen gave it to her. Carrot dealt with her confusion by focusing on the warmth of her hand joined with his. The pair got to their suite and Ulen quickly opened the door and went in. They were still holding hands. They were both too tired to deal with the piles of items in the middle of the room. Ulen, regretfully? Let go of Carrot''s hand. She looked a little sad. "Carrot why don''t you take the room on the left.", said Ulen not really giving her a choice, due to future considerations. His earlier instinctive action had caught him by surprise. He had settled back down and his more logical side had a say again. The suite was called a three room, but it actually had four. A communal room and three bedrooms with beds large enough to comfortably hold three people. Normally only tamers with a full harem of six used the suites. "Alright. Good night, master.", she said while nodding. She was tired but not, that, tired. She didn''t really want to separate from him. No, she corrected herself she didn''t want to be alone. But he wasn''t giving her a way to ask and she had recovered enough to remember. That no matter how bubbly she felt he, literally, owned her and she was not sure what she meant to him. The young couple stood there awkwardly, both wanting to say something but not knowing what. Ulen broke the moment. "Good night, Carrot.", he simply said giving her a tired smile and walked to the center bedroom. He left the door open. Some might have taken that as an invitation. Carrot guessed he really was tired, but didn''t want to close the door on her. Still feeling a little bubbly she smiled after her master and went to her own bedroom to sleep. Author''s Note: Ok, in case anyone was gonna ask, I am not turning this into a rom/com. It will stay an adventure/harem. I just got abit carried away while writing this. So you can consider this chapter a bonus/interlude even if parts of it are relevant to the story. Chapter 9: The Ugly Tamer, Part 5 Still feeling a little bubbly she smiled after her master and went to her own bedroom to sleep. Alone, damn it. She walked into the bedroom and started to get undressed for bed. She only had a top, pants and trainers on, so it didn''t take long. She caught her reflection in the mirror and grimaced at what she saw. She was a frizzy red haired skeleton with skin. Her bones prominent on her arms, legs and shoulders. Ribs sticking out, the bump from dinner made her stomach look starvation bloated and the bones in her face so sharp they looked like they could cut glass. The small layer of muscle she retained on her ass was all that gave it shape. The condition of her breasts was what made her cry. They had never been large, no, honestly, she had just enough for it to show...a little. They hadn''t been triangles they had a nice rounded shape which matched nicely with her perky nipples. Now that was gone and what remained of them had shriveled from excess skin, like a old lady''s. At least her nipples were still nicely perky and pink, not blue and hard. She stopped looking at herself and crawled into the lonely bed. She was glad her new master hadn''t see her body''s state. She wouldn''t have wanted to tame her, not in this condition. She ignored the little voice that said he was much harder to look at then her. She recalled the right side of his face. She had realized immediately if he could have fixed it, he would have. That got her wondering what could cause those kinds of injuries, why they could not be healed by magic and how much it must have hurt. His right leg also made her wonder. He walked with a smooth graceful gait, but when she had been behind him she had felt him tense whenever he put his weight on it. The way he treated her was as odd as everything else about him. He didn''t treat her as his equal, but he did treat her as a person. He had also made clear that he valued her and was possessive of her. No one, aside from her D-Girl mother, had ever treated her like she was valuable. When she had awakened at 14, not the youngest on record but close. The overwhelming majority of D-Girls awaken at 17 to 18 when their bodies reach peak condition. One unlucky girl awakened at 12 and was disposed of shortly after, no one had wanted to tame her. Cynthia was tall so she hadn''t looked like a child even with her small breasts. After awakening she went to the tamer center and turned herself in, to deny her father the chance to sell her. Her life would have been much shorter and even grimmer if he had. Of course that meant she had never gotten to see her mother since then. The center hadn''t let her finish school so she only had a middle school education, but they had taught her at least the basics of combat. Like all D-girls she had a instinct for battle. She had quickly learned what little they taught her. Her low stats meant she could never compete with the other girls so she only received basic unarmed and some swordsmanship. The dangers of this world meant a high turnover of D-Girls. Girls had come and gone from the center, while she had been stuck in her cell waiting for three years. Mostly, alone except for her once a month taming with almost no conversation. Until, she was listed for disposal. She tried to stop it but she couldn''t help it. Sobs escaped her throat and hot tears ran down her face. She had almost died today and the only record of her life would have been a single line in the disposal facility''s computer. Carrot tried to cry quietly, choking back as much as she could. She felt rather than saw a short figure with a limping gait come into her room. She clutched the blanket and pulled it over her head trying to hide like a child. She didn''t want him to see her tears, but mostly she was afraid. ''What if he doesn''t want me now? A crying useless, titless mess. What if he gives me back? I''ll be back in that cell waiting to die.'', she thought frantically about to work herself into a panic. She felt the bed move and she tensed not knowing what he was going to do. A warm feeling started at the hand that was clutching the blanket and slowly spread to her whole body. She relaxed her grip on the blanket a little. When she did so he slid his hand under hers and forcefully laced his fingers with hers. The warm feeling got stronger and a safe feeling came with it. Carrot sighed and pressed herself against her master who was sitting beside her. She was asleep in under a minute. It hadn''t been the sound of her crying that woke him. His father had taught him to respond to physical intrusions and he had used that to train himself to respond to magical ones. It was a very weak magic intrusion that had awoken him. He had to put himself into semi-trance to see it, a weakness for any magus. Most magus could switch between magical and normal sight at will. Ulen had only recently learned the skill so he still needed the trance. The sight had shown him a very thin tendril of power coming from Carrot and seeking him out. Surprised and annoyed at being woken, Ulen headed to her room in his natural sleeping suit. He heard her crying when he got close. He really didn''t want to deal with this, even though he sympathized. To his credit he only hesitated for a moment. Ulen listened to Carrot breath for awhile, until he was sure she was deeply asleep. He then conjured a hand formed from wind and water magic that would feel like a real hand and swapped it for his hand. He imbued it to keep casting Electric Touch. The combined spells would last about ten minutes. He slowly got up and looked at the sleeping D-Girl. Where was the strength he had admired earlier? He was really irritated with Carrot for waking him! Damn it, he had thought she had bounced back too quickly. Still, he was quite pleased with the misty hand spell he had just come up with. It was the first time he had formed a corporeal object out of two elements and imbued it to cast a low power spell. This should have quite a few uses. Sometimes aggravation is the step mother of invention. Trancing himself again he studied the flow of magic in Carrot. It was a bit blurry thanks to the blanket, but his innate sensitivity helped see through it. What he saw surprised him. Her overall magic was higher than her stats suggested not by a staggering amount but higher. At least four points higher in both M-Attack and M-Defense. It was the flow around her black right eye that really caught his attention, it was thicker than anywhere else on her body and was the source of that questing tendril. ''Might have something to do with her Danger Sense. Or possibly a latent or triggered unique ability?'', he thought excitedly. She really might turn out to be worth a lot more than anyone would have guessed. Watching her sleep reminded him of his own need to sleep. ''Well we will find out sooner or later.'', he thought no longer irritated with his peacefully sleeping rabbit. "Good night, Carrot.", he whispered quietly before going back to his bed. The slightly thicker tendril followed him. Ulen yawned, flexed his back and rolled his neck in half circles. Fully awake he opened his eye to see a fully dressed Carrot in his room. She was looking at the right side of his body. Creepy rabbit. Well she''ll see it sooner or later, let her look. "Good morning, Carrot.", he greeted her with a smile. Suppressing the desire to hide his scars. "Good morning, master.", she replied. She was obviously curious. Ulen got out of bed not trying to cover his nudity. He walked to his clothes his limp noticeable and let her see the full extent of his injuries. He got dressed slowly taking care with the straps on his right leg. They chafed when not set properly. Carrot watched the whole show, silently. "If you want to know. I''ll tell you. Over breakfast.", Ulen stated. Looking Carrot in the eyes. He was hungry. She nodded and brightened at the word breakfast and said,"Alright, master." The pair exited the suite and headed to the cafeteria. The two staff members they saw on the way gave them big warm smiles. Carrot waved and smiled back, Ulen tried to maintain his dignity. His slight blush ruined his effort. ''Really what got into me yesterday? Still, it was fun.'', he thought to himself. It had been nice holding hands with her. They got to the cafeteria, to be greeted with more big smiles. Ulen went to the dispenser and ordered a continental breakfast with coffee for himself. Carrot got the same no coffee plus extra bacon, pancakes, waffles, cereal, oatmeal, fruit salad and a liter of milk. ''I''m surprised they didn''t get rid of her sooner. I may need to find work earlier than I planned.'', Ulen thought to himself as he studied the mountain of food Carrot had piled on her tray. He shrugged and sat at the same table as yesterday and started eating. "So, master, what happened?", Carrot started eating as soon as the question left her mouth. He could talk she could eat. Ulen almost choked on his first bite of sausage at the abruptness of her question. When did she get this assertive? He wondered as he took a hasty sip of his coffee. He should probably call his father''s alpha he might need some advice on how to handle Carrot. He would just have to put up with her teasing. He deliberately continued eating. She shrugged and let him eat. Ulen finished eating before Carrot he waited for her to finish, sipping his coffee. She noticed he was done and gave him a look asking him to start talking. She didn''t stop eating. He was definitely getting advice. But he indulged her. "I won''t go too far into the details. Basically, I''m under a curse that injures me when healing magic is used on me.", he simply said. Details none. Carrots eyes widened that was a pretty serious curse. She kept looking at him, while eating. This glutinous rabbit. "No, it can''t be lifted. It is a very powerful Forbidden curse, that no one has seen before. The people who studied it couldn''t find a way to remove it without killing me.", he replied to her look. She gave him a sympathetic look, but kept eating. She seemed to think a bit then gave him a puzzled look. Her fork continued moving. "Why would I become a tamer with the danger? If I want to get the resources to remove it being a tamer is the only way to do that.", he answered her unspoken question. He lied a little he had a plan that required he become a tamer with a powerful, full harem of six. That was still far off in the distance. His fall back plan was studying Forbidden magic himself. It was called "Forbidden" for a reason, it was illegal to study it without government permission. If he went that route it would take decades to get into a position to get the proper permissions and even then there was no guarantee that they would let him study his own curse. As a traveling tamer he might find someone to teach him Forbidden magic or enough knowledge about it to teach himself. Plus as a tamer it would be easier to hide that he knew it. Carrot nodded satisfied with his answer. She then looked at the right side of his face and down at his right leg. She hadn''t seen any burns on the leg to account for the limp. She had finished everything else and started on her stack of waffles. ''The next time this vacuum cleaner hides behind me I''m shocking her unconscious.'', Ulen promised himself, but answered her. "I got burned by a Infernomander when I was younger. The leg was the result of the first attempt to heal me.", he answered. Carrot''s eyes practically popped out when he mentioned an Infernomander. How had he survived any attack from a third tier? She gave him a look of respect, he was tough. She chugged her milk, leaned back and gave a very satisfied smirk. Seriously what happened to the girl I met yesterday?! Never trust a first impression, especially in unusual circumstances. He was intrigued by the gap between the two facets of her personality she had shown him. Though the current feistier version suited him better. He needed her to fight and kill for him, so a meek girl that needed to be coddled would only be a burden. Seeing that she had finished her waffles. It was time to get to work. This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings. She rose as he did, no gas this time, and followed him out of the cafeteria, only a pace behind and to the right of him. He noted her new position. Better. They headed to the outfitters to get her socks and underwear. He left her there to make her choices. He headed to the receptionist on duty, not Leila, another Generica with pink hair. Exchanging a few pleasantries, but not asking for her name. He registered Carrot for the classes he wanted her to take and paid for them. Heading back to the outfitters he picked up Carrot paying for her selections. They headed back to the suite talking about the classes he had registered her for. She was surprised at the class for basic Air magic, but not at the firearms class, the Unarmed Combat class, the thrown weapons class or the swordsmanship class. She actually seemed intrigued at the stealth and infiltration class. Her combination of agility and stealth made her natural choice for an advanced scout. With better skills and stats she might make a good saboteur and assassin, especially with Air magic. Her lower strength and vitality did not suit a front line fighter. When they got back to the suite, Ulen presented Carrot with the weapons he had gotten for her. She was pleased with the 9mm and its suppressor. She took a few practice swings with the short sword and commented favourably on its balance and feel. She practically drooled over the paired 12" combat knives with their 7" blades. Ulen interrupted her rather vicious practice stabs with the knives. He suggested they organize and store their things until it was time for her first class. And that she should put her new socks and underwear on. She blushed at the reminder that she was comando. She quickly rectified the situation and they got to work. The time passed swiftly while they organized Ulen''s equipment and chatted about their personal interests. He realized, he had forgotten to get her some throwing knives, so he let her take his until he got her some. His pad beeped reminding him that it was time for her first class. He had decided to sit in all her first classes. They hurried to the training area of the tamer center. Carrot''s first class was Unarmed Combat taught by a rather beefy Buffalax. She had been Carrot''s instructor before and was not pleased to see her again. Ulen took exception to her attitude and suggested if she didn''t want the money he could get Carrot another trainer. She cast a dismissive look at the diminutive tamer and took a menacing step toward him. Ulen looked her in the eyes and prepared a full power Electric touch. He needn''t have bothered, Carrot stepped up to the bulky Buffalax and used her one inch height advantage to stare her down. All three knew the powerfully built instructor could easily have snapped the skinny Carrot in half and then easily dealt with Ulen. The instructor gave Carrot a nod and a toothy grin, sending her to run laps to warm up. After Carrot started running, the Buffalax glanced down at Ulen''s hand then back into his eye, she tapped her leg once taking a step back and winked at him. He blushed and hurried to a bench to observe the lesson, the Buffalax''s basso chuckle following him. The lesson started, she taught Carrot moves Ulen had already learned but couldn''t perform with his body, without using magic to support him. He was pleased with the quality of her instruction of Carrot. He decided to train his magical sight, while observing the lesson. He tranced himself shifting his sight to see the magic flows. He noted how the instructor moved her magic through her body before she performed her moves, it was very similar to what Ulen had been taught. He didn''t learn anything new from the instructor. He did envy the smoothness of her transitions from block to attack, he would need years of practice to match her fluidity. Carrot, however nearly shocked him out of the trance. It took him awhile to notice the oddity about her. The power flow around her right eye reacted the moment the instructor''s magic formed indicating an attack. She was dodging before the attack began! It only looked like she was reacting after due to the difference in speed. Against a stronger girl who was only half again as fast as her that predictive ability would let her hold her own. Her barely above human stats meant that most girls were two to three times faster than her and could easily wear her down, while she barely dodged their attacks despite her predictive ability. It was probably an unconscious ability given the speed of her reaction. Ulen could see the flow of magic as well but he would take longer to recognize an attack. He wouldn''t be able to dodge like she did. Since it had been mislabelled as Danger Sense it probably had a 360 degree area around Carrot. Depending on the size of the area it covered and whether or not it reacted to attacks/attackers with no magic in them was something he needed to find out. Even if her range was limited and all she could detect where magic attacks or attackers who used magic. She was easily worth three times what he paid for her, even if only as a warning system. If she could bring it under conscious control, use it to detect attacks against others or increase its range she would be a valuable member of any team. She really was his lucky rabbit. He would wait to tell her what he had discovered, until he had thought of a way to test her ability. He spent the rest of the lesson watching her eye react to the instructor''s training. The lesson ended and Ulen walked over and thanked the instructor along with Carrot. The Buffallax seemed pleased that a tamer would thank a hired D-Girl and gave Ulen a warm smile. The pair didn''t hang around. Carrot wanted to take a shower and change before her next lesson. When they got back to the suite Carrot got in the shower. Ulen made a quick call to his father''s Alpha. The sadistic fox took great delight in teasing him about not being able to handle one girl when she knew he needed a full six. She did give him the advice he asked for. Her exact words were,"If you can''t handle one little rabbit what are you gonna do with five more randy bitches? Well its fine to spoil her and let her get attached before she suckles your cock. But, be damn sure she listens to your orders no matter what. If you say, Drop It!, she should have your pants down and her twat wet in five seconds!" After, deciphering her vulgar advice. Ulen thanked her and got his own handgun to bring to Carrot''s next lesson. It was a gift from his adoptive father and heavily customized to let him shoot accurately despite his lack of depth perception. Other than that it was a chrome colored standard 9 mm with a black grip. He should probably get a suppressor for it. Carrot came out of her room to find Ulen waiting for her. She grabbed her gun and carried it in its belt to her next class. Ulen joined in on the firearms class which was taught by a tiny cute Spritette with a fondness for ancient ball and powder muskets with their loud boom and clouds of foul smelling smoke. The lesson was fun for both of them though they reeked of sulfur afterwards. Thanking the tiny Spritette the pair went to Carrot''s next class throwing weapons. She too was pleased to be thanked by a tamer. The instructor for throwing weapons was a elegant Onyx an uncommon type of cat girl who promptly ordered them to leave and not come back till they had bathed and changed. They did and the lesson proceeded smoothly with Ulen joining in again. The instructor complimented him on his accuracy especially with the disadvantage of only having one eye. Carrot got competitive and lost to his experience. Both thanked the instructor who purred at Ulen. They left for the next class swordsmanship. Carrot was displeased by something. They took a break to get lunch. Then hurried to the next class after getting Carrot''s sword and putting away the guns and knives. The swordsmanship instructor was a gorgeous tier second elf-type Bladedancer. Ulen didn''t join this time just enjoyed the view. Carrot had a rough time of it. The instructor cursed the poor rabbit every time she dropped her guard in language as vulgar as his father''s Alpha''s. Ulen considered recording some of the instructor''s more colorful moments to send to her maybe there were some phrases she might want to borrow. Ulen didn''t know if Carrot was red from frustration or embarrassment because of the colorful abuse. They didn''t thank her because she was also the instructor for the next class. Carrot''s ears dropped so low they looked like hair accessories. The three moved to the outdoor area that was designated for this class. The stealth and infiltration class went better for Carrot the instructor was impressed with her for having the stealth ability as a level one Bunny Girl. She also had an uncanny ability to mimic natural noise while she moved. She managed to get within 20 feet of the instructor before she was noticed due to the fact that she didn''t know how to completely mask her presence. Carrot did sneak up on Ulen and cover his eye, nearly scaring him out of his skin, while he was busy paying attention to (checking out) the elvish instructor and taking notes on her lecture for Carrot. They thanked the Bladedancer who smiled very warmly at Ulen. Carrot hurried him back to the center''s cafeteria for dinner. Naturally because she was hungry after the long lesson on stealth. She denied any other reason, Ulen hadn''t asked her. After dinner they headed to Carrot''s last class for the day, Air magic. The class was held in the tamer center''s small outdoor garden. The instructor was a lovely Blue Vortexia a rare elemental type D-Girl. Ulen was curious to see how she would instruct Carrot. Her method surprised him, she used a little known incredibly complex spell from the Lightning school to implant the basic knowledge of Air magic directly into Carrot''s memories. That didn''t mean she could use it, but now she wouldn''t have to spend a lot of time memorizing from books. The Vortexia told us to come back tomorrow after Carrot''s mind had the chance to fully assimilate the knowledge she had just gotten. She would then show Carrot how to use that knowledge to cast Air magic. The process would feel like remembering something you had forgotten and would take about a month to complete. After that was just practice and developing Carrot''s power. Carrot fervently thanked the azure wind D-Girl, no studying! Ulen asked if she would be willing to teach him that spell. She smiled at his polite request and ernst thanks, but told him she needed permission from the government to teach the spell as it was a controlled spell. Ulen wanted to avoid the scrutiny of the government so he let it drop. Two weeks passed with Carrot taking classes and Ulen sometimes accompanying her. Though she insisted that his presence bothered her at the throwing weapon and stealth classes. So he humored her, he practiced switching in and out of magical sight and tried coming up with new combinations of spells most had interesting but useless results. He also practiced spells he already knew and tried out new ways to use them with mixed results. A couple did seem useful though so he added them to his repertoire. He spent as much time with Carrot as he could outside of sleeping. He was very careful not to enter her bedroom though he wanted her affection as high as possible before he tamed her. It was time. Ulen knew that Carrot was getting close to needing a taming the signs were there. She kept getting closer to him and touching him accidently. He headed to the nearby nature preserve and made preparations for both the ritual and the taming. He set a barrier around the ritual site strong enough to repel any humans, creatures and wild D-Girls in the preserve. The taming and hopefully, the bonding would take place tomorrow. Author''s Note: Ok this was a monster chapter. Hope you enjoyed it! Chapter 10: The Ugly Tamer, Part 6, End Author''s Warning: ''Ware dar be Ero ahead, harharhar The taming and hopefully, the bonding would take place tomorrow. Ulen carefully checked the barrier''s boundary markers, if they were misaligned he would have to redo them. Well he called it a barrier but it was more like a giant bluff. The barrier made anyone who wasn''t marked by Ulen very uncomfortable. Like an intense phantom itch between the shoulder blades that got worse the closer you got to the center it would drive most creatures mad. Even a simple non-lethal barrier like this should keep the low power monsters and wild D-Girls who were commonly found in this preserve away, as well as curious humans. After, he had finished checking the carved boundary markers he sanctified the site. The ritual site was about 30 yards across it had a nice lush carpet of grass and a number of boulders scattered across it. Ulen with the help of some wind and water spells, placed the boulders with even spacing into two interlaced perfect squares that spanned the clearing. The two squares formed an eight pointed star with the circle of wildflowers in the middle. Ulen had carefully uprooted the flowers and transferred them to the site. The circle had to touch each intersection of the two squares. In the center of this circle he made a smaller circle of moss and fragrant herbs to act as a bed for the taming that would complete the ritual. By burning a mixture of frankincense, sage, murdock and his own blood he cleared any magic that wasn''t inherent in the site. This in turn sanctified the site turning it into an open air nature temple. Carving the barrier and readying the site had taken most of the night. Ulen spent the last few hours before dawn painfully kneeling on the moss bed trying to bath the whole site in his magic. When the eastern sky lightened from grey to the pink and orange shades of dawn Ulen got up and prepared to return to the tamer center. Strangely he felt refreshed and invigorated. He had been up the whole night and had spent the majority of his magic on carving the barrier and sanctifying the site. He had planned to sleep until the evening to recover his energy but it looked like he wouldn''t need to. He wondered if creating the site had some how attuned it to him? If so he would come back to it to meditate and practice his magic after the ritual with Carrot and see if it really did speed his recovery. Ulen felt very cheerful and pleased with himself while he walked back to the tamer center. He opened the door to their suite and was treated to the view of one extremely pissed off rabbit. "Where were you, master?! Were you gone the whole night?! What were you doing? Why are your clothes so dirty?! I was worried you didn''t tell me you were going!", Carrot fired one question after another at her master. She had woken up and gone to check on (stare at) her master to see if he was awake so they could get breakfast together. His bed hadn''t been slept in. There was no note or anything to tell her where he was. The thought he had abandoned her and that she would wind up back in that cell kept on running around in her mind. Just when she had been about to go look for him he waltzed back into the suite like nothing was wrong! He had a cheerful satisfied look, his clothes were messy and he smelled like wild flowers. It was another woman. ''That elf bitch! She should keep her twiggy fingers and pig ears away from my master!!'', Carrot furiously thought to herself. She was uneasy. It had already been two weeks and he hadn''t touched her once! Her need for taming was an insistent ache at the back of her mind and the spot just behind her navel. She instinctively put her left foot a little forward making the lines of legs and hips more noticeable. She crossed her arms under her chest, drew her shoulders back and leaned toward her master a little. Her ears spoiled the effect they kept moving towards Ulen then drawing back curling and uncurling in uneasiness. ''Cute.'', Ulen thought to himself. Admiring her. Two weeks of plentiful food and hard training had done wonders for Carrot. She was no longer a starved looking stick figure. The rapid recovery of her D-Girl nature had restored what she had before. Her graceful arms and long elegant legs had tight toned muscles. Her hips were more prominent and intriguingly feminine. Her waist was still tiny but with a six pack showing under her T-shirt. Her bust had also filled back out. Pushing out the cloth of her shirt in a modest but pleasing way that spoke directly to his maleness. Her neck formed an elegant column. Her face now filled out with flesh glowed with youth and health. Her formerly too sharp facial bones had mellowed into a refined beauty, the angry flush reddening her smooth cheeks added to her appeal. Her brown and black eyes now alive , shone with her emotions. Her hair no longer a lusterless carrot red was now a bronze tinged red and had a metallic shine. The white, ginger and dark brown of her rabbit ears was also more vibrant and seemed soft and fluffy. Ulen spent every day with Carrot so her changed appearance hadn''t really affected him till now. However attractive he might find her though he didn''t like her tone. He had done nothing wrong! ''Ok maybe I should have left a note.'', he reluctantly admitted to himself when she looked a little uneasy at him not saying anything. That she was jealous over him felt good. Really good. Displaying wisdom beyond his years he counter attacked. "You look really beautiful today.", he said honestly looking her over again and letting his desire show. ''That''s cheating!'', Carrot wanted to shout but the honesty and hunger, for her, in his eye immediately calmed both her anger and jealousy. Really not fair, not fair at all! She couldn''t help herself, she walked up to him with more sway in her hips than normal and unconsciously posed in front of her much shorter master. Waiting for him to make the first move. "I have something special planned. It took me all night to get it ready. Just wait until tonight.", Ulen told his expectant rabbit. Looking her in the eyes. Carrot felt her earlier anger revive. How dare her dirty cheating midget master make her wait! She wanted it now! Wait, something special? He had spent the whole night and it was for her?! Her master was wonderful! "Ok, master. What did you do? Can you tell me?", she asked extremely curious and excited. She really wanted to know! Her rabbit ears dancing on her head. "I prepared a site for a ritual I want to do before the taming. It should make the bond more powerful. But no one, I know of, has tried anything like this so I''m not sure what will happen.", Ulen told her honestly. ''Ritual? No one has done before? An experiment. He wants to make our first time an experiment!?'', she was upset. She stopped posing and stood straight with an annoyed expression on her face. Her ears standing straight up. Ulen had enough of indulging her antics, no matter how adorable they were. He reached up to the back of her neck and forcefully pulled her head down and toward him. She was too surprised to resist. He didn''t force a kiss on her. He brought their lips to within an inch apart and looked steadily into her black eye. If she wanted to complete the act she would have to cross the last bit of distance. They stayed like that for what seemed like a long time. Carrot groaned in surrender, closed her eyes and joined their lips. It was a long but dry kiss. Just their lips pressed together feeling each others warmth. Their lips broke apart when they both needed to breath. Ulen didn''t let Carrot pull back too far. Back to their earlier distance they breathed each others breath. Ulen slowly slid his hand down to her lower back and exerted a slight pull on her, while looking into her black eye. Carrot blushed a little and slowly put her arms around him. It was an awkward position with Carrot''s greater height. They didn''t mind it and stood like that. Until, they were reminded of another need when both their stomachs growled. Laughing they let each other go. Time for breakfast. Carrot followed her master to the door when he opened it she impulsively hugged him from behind. His head was just the right height for her to rest her chin on. He surprised her when he slipped his hand behind her and gave her ass a through one handed fondling. She enjoyed it for a moment and then responded by grinding her hips against him. Her arms tightened and her grinding intensified. He gave her sensitised tush a rude tweak. Making her squeak and jump a little, but she didn''t let him go. "Lets get some food before you are late to your first class.", her master reminded her. The randy rabbit girl just couldn''t get a break. It was going to be a long day. The pair headed to the cafeteria. Carrot was walking beside her master on his right side as they chatted about nothing in particular. ''That''s my girl'', Ulen thought approving of Carrot''s positioning choice. Whether, by conscious decision or instinct she was covering his vulnerable right side. When they got to the cafeteria they quickly ordered their food and sat down at their usual table. This time however Carrot sat next to her master instead of across from him. Like all young newly formed couples they were completely engrossed in each other. Flirting and blushing whenever they touched each other which they did, frequently. The tamer center staff who were there for breakfast alternated between grinning at the young pair, rolling their eyes at their silly antics and wishing they would get a room. All of them were, whether they admitted it or not, envious of Carrot''s good fortune for having a tamer who was willing to flirt with her in public. Ulen''s reputation with the Ellington, Missouri Tamer Center staff was set in stone. When Ulen and Carrot finished their breakfast, finally. Carrot had to run to make it to her first class on time, she didn''t. The instructor just rolled her eyes and sent her to run laps. Proving gossip is the only form of communication that is faster than light. Ulen returned to the suite to review his notes on the ritual he planned to perform with Carrot. He carefully went over the entire thing step by step he would only get one chance to this right. Once the bond formed the ritual wouldn''t work. The day passed slowly for both of them. Carrot got scolded but not punished in almost all her classes for not focusing. Ulen did his best to return all the warm greetings he got from the staff, while ignoring the knowing looks and allusions to taming activities. When he went to practice his magic in the training center. The couple met for lunch and dinner flirting through both. After dinner Carrot went to her last class of the day Air magic. Ulen went back to the suite to get ready for tonight. He was surprised when Carrot came back not 10 minutes later. She had been so distracted the Blue Vortexia instructor had told her,"Go do who you need to so you can concentrate on my lesson." She dismissed Carrot right after with a wink. "Why don''t you get ready? I''ll wait for you.", Ulen said after she finished explaining why she was back early. Carrot nodded and hurried to her room not trusting herself to speak. Closing the door she took a quick shower. After drying herself she ran into a major problem. ''I don''t have anything to wear!'', she despaired. She had no clothes that she felt fit the occasion. She didn''t want to keep Ulen waiting so she put on the pink and grey trainers, grey track pants with pink piping and pink T-shirt he had bought her the first day. ''He did say I look cute in this.'', she thought looking in the mirror. The clothes had been loose when she choose them, now they fit like a second skin. She liked the effect the too tight shirt had on her breasts, they looked bigger. The track pants hugged her legs and hips leaving nothing to the imagination. Like the first day she didn''t wear socks, bra or panties. When Carrot came out of her room Ulen stood up and gave her a fond smile when he recognized what she was wearing. He too was pleased with the effect of the tight clothes. Ulen was wearing his normal clothes, he didn''t have anything else either. "Grab your gun and sword. We should be safe at the site but you never know what we might run into on the way there and on the way back.", Ulen said patting his gun on his left hip. Carrot nodded and got her weapons. They headed out to the ritual site. Ulen outlined the ceremony on the way so Carrot knew what to expect. It took them about an hour and a half to get to the site. They didn''t encounter anything of note except a few small nocturnal animals. When they got to the site Carrot was struck by the peculiar solemn atmosphere of the clearing. She couldn''t make out the eight pointed star the boulders in the clearing where supposed to form, but she took Ulen''s word for it. She did notice the shimmering from some of the boulders that had crystalline formations that refracted the light from the pale crescent of the moon that shone low in the sky. As Ulen stepped forward she followed him to the circle of wild flowers that filled the air with their fragrance. The moss in the middle shone with a silver tinged green as if it was the source of the pale light the boulders shimmered with. Ulen moved around the moss so that his back was to the west and wordlessly motioned Carrot to stand opposite him. When Carrot had moved into the position Ulen had indicated to her. He started to undress. She watched him. She had seen him naked before, he had let her watch him get dressed in the morning for the last two weeks. The contradictions in his appearance always fascinated her, but in this clearing under this crescent moon. The differences between the right and left sides of his body were made painfully clear. The faint moon light made his tan skin look like cast silver except the burned part which had odd shadows formed by the ridges of the scars. His black hair was a light drinking black not reflecting the moonlight. The left side of his face was pleasantly average with no strong features except his eye that looked brown but sometimes shone with gem-like colors when the light hit it in the right way. The right side covered by his black hair was only a dark outline. His left shoulder and arm were covered with smooth skin and tight wry muscle. His right shoulder barely had any muscles and the skin near the right arm was covered in burn scars. His right arm was skeletal and hung limply at his side, the skin and muscle underneath fused into one giant scar. Carrot could not imagine how much it had hurt. The left side of his chest had a nice clearly defined pectoral. The right side undeveloped and flat with the burn scar extending almost to the center of his chest. His stomach was more symmetrical with defined abs on both sides. The skin on it was another matter the left was smooth and unblemished. The right clearly showed where the fire had flowed over it leaving worm like ridges of scar tissue and rough patches like a dry river bed. The flames hadn''t touched his gentalia though one scar almost reached his lower patch of hair. His penis was a little larger than average but with his height and slight build it looked more substantial. Carrot felt a warmth spreading as she looked at it. His left leg had tight compact muscles and smooth skin. The right leg was also well muscled but showed the surgical scars from the reconstruction of his thigh and shin bones. His feet were the only part of his body that matched, both were small and perfect. Finishing her examination of him she got undressed as well. Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions. Ulen let Carrot examine him then waited till she was finished undressing. She looked magnificent in the low moonlight. ''Later.'', he reminded himself. "I am going to start the ritual. Remember to answer the questions I will ask you honestly.", Ulen told the more than ready Carrot. Ulen, "Let there be peace in the East, so let it be. Let there be peace in the South, so let it be. Let there be peace in the West, so let it be. Let there be peace in the North, so let it be. Let there be peace through all the Worlds. So let it be." Carrot listened to Ulen start the ritual in his surprisingly deep voice. Tonight it seemed especially resonant. She felt her whole body react to it. Ulen, "We come here in peace for our sacred purpose that is the Rite of Familiar between Cynthia Alcott and her Master Ulen Gunter Lars Yeadon. As our Circle is formed and consecrated, in this moment in this time and this place become blessed. Let our souls truly be here that the spirits of the world may blend with us in one sacred space, with our purpose and our voice." Ulen and Carrot both felt a slight wisp of something brush against them. Whatever it was the touch was pleasant and warm. Ulen, "Let us call to the spirits of the four quarters of our world, that this rite be blessed by the powers of all Creation. Spirits of the North, powers of winter, guardians of earth and stone, strength of badger, meek rabbit who you teach us of love, great bear of the starry skies, my Lady of the sacred womb, the rich soil of creation, I ask that you honour this our Circle as we honour thee. Witness and bless this rite. Hail and welcome! Spirits of the East, powers of spring, regeneration, vision of falcon and blackbird¡¯s song, swallows¡¯ freedom flight, sylphs of the wind, breath of life, my Lord of the rising sun and all new life, I ask that you honour this our Circle as we honour thee. Witness and bless this rite. Hail and welcome! Spirits of the South, powers of summer, pride of stag and fire wit of fox, dragons of the land, sprites of the dancing flame, owl you who teach us of the power of truth, my Lord of the wild Greenwood, I ask that you honour this our Circle as we honour thee. Witness and bless this rite. Hail and welcome! Spirits of the West, powers of autumn, cat who stretches to hunt at dusk, wisdom of salmon and otter¡¯s play, undines of chuckling brook, devas that dance our emotion, my Lady of the Seas, tides of being, I ask that you honour this our Circle as we honour thee. Witness and bless this rite. Hail and welcome!" As Ulen called to the spirits of the world a wind blew from the north carrying a hint of pine and cold. Then from the east a wind that smelled of flowers. From the south a warm humid wind. From the west the wind came smelling of the sea. Carrot swore she could almost see the spirits appear as Ulen called them. Ulen, "I call too to the spirits of the lands of our birth. I offer my blood upon the altar for us both, a mark of respect for our blood ancestors and for the spirits of those lands that nourish us." Saying so Ulen used wind magic to slice his hand and let drop his blood onto the moss. It seemed to disappear before it fell onto the moss. Carrot shivered as she felt a force rising around her. Ulen looked at Carrot and asked her,"Do you come to this place of your own free will?" "I do.", she replied. Ulen,"Spirits of the east, spirits of air, let us feel your breath! Through times of uncertainty, through winds of change, will you honour and serve your Master Ulen Gunter Lars Yeadon?" "I will.", Carrot felt the wind ruffle her ears. Ulen," Spirits of the south, spirits of fire, let us feel your power! Through the flames of passion, and the heat of battle will you honour and serve your Master Ulen Gunter Lars Yeadon?" "I will.", Carrot felt warmth and strength flow into her. Ulen,"Spirits of the west, spirits of water, let us feel your flowing energy! Through the white water currents and deep still pools of emotion, will you honour and serve your Master Ulen Gunter Lars Yeadon?" "I will.", Carrot felt something flow into her right eye. Then her sight expanded it was like she could see all the living things around her the plants, the small animals and even the smallest insects. It was only for an instant then her sight returned to normal. Ulen," Spirits of the north, spirits of earth, let us feel your certainty! Through times of cold restriction, when problems seem immovable, will you honour and serve your Master Ulen Gunter Lars Yeadon?" "I will.", Carrot felt an incredible sense of well being and power rise up in her. Ulen," Blood ancestors I call to you to witness the oath of my Familiar Cynthia Alcott. To bind her to what she has sworn." Carrot''s vision swam a little and suddenly she could feel Ulen''s presence in her mind like a warm glow. She opened her eyes wide and looked at him. He smiled and she felt a touch of warmth from the glow in her mind. She realized she would never feel alone again. Ulen continued,"All things in nature are circular. Night becomes day, day leads into night which again gives way to day. Moon waxes and wanes, and waxes again. There is Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, then Spring returns again. These are the flowing rhythms of the Cycle of Existence. Yet in the Centre of the Circle is the stillness of the Source, eternal and brilliant. I, Ulen Gunter Lars Yeadon hereby swear to be as the Source for my Familiar Cynthia Alcott. That she may call upon my strength, as she have need of it. As she is bound to her oath so am I bound to mine." Carrot could feel a new source of strength in the center of herself. Curious she pulled on it a sudden rush of power flowed through her making her feel more alive than she had ever felt. She wanted to feel it again but there would be time later. Ulen,"The binding is complete. May our memories be rich with it lest we spurn our oaths. Let us thank the powers of nature for their presence." Ulen walked into the very center of the circle and bowed in each direction. Ulen,"Spirits of the north, great bear, mighty badger, loyal dog, spirits of earth, we give you thanks for the gifts of strength and endurance that you have brought to our Circle. My Lady of the womb, may your gifts remain from this day forward. Hail and farewell! Spirits of the west, hunting cat, wise salmon, laughing otter and wise frog, spirits of water, we give you thanks for the gifts of deep wisdom and free flowing that you have brought to our Circle. My Lady of the Seas, may your gifts remain from this day forward. Hail and farewell! Spirits of the south, proud stag, running fox, spirits of fire, we give you thanks for the gifts of passion and energy that you have brought to our Circle. My Lord of the Greenwood, may your gifts remain from this day forward. Hail and farewell! Spirits of the east, falcon, blackbird, eagle high, spirits of air, we give you thanks for the gifts of clarity and far sight that you have brought to our Circle. My Lord of the rising sun, may your gifts remain from this day forward. Hail and farewell! I give thanks to all those, unseen, who have gathered here today. May all be blessed, returning to their realms in peace. O Spirit of this Place, we give you thanks for your blessings. Hail, O ancestors, O great Spirits of old, we give you thanks for your presence, your guidance and your inspiration. May these gifts remain with us as we bid you hail and farewell! So let it be!" Carrot and Ulen could feel the forces that had gathered dispersing. Ulen motioned to Carrot to join him in the center of the circle. He held her right hand and both bowed in the four directions again, ushering their invisible guests out. They didn''t want any witnesses to the ending of the ritual. When Ulen couldn''t feel any presence besides Carrot''s. He turned to her and brushed her cheek with the back of his hand she grabbed his hand and nuzzled it. He smiled at her and slowly lowered himself onto the moss she supported him until he was down. *phew*"That took more out of me than I expected.", Ulen said admiring Carrot''s moon lit body. "It didn''t take too much did it?", she coyly asked while pressing against him a little. Ulen felt that this was the kind of situation where talk was cheap. He leaned in and her lips eagerly met his. No dry kiss this time, before their lips even met their tongues were wrapped around each other. They continued exploring each others mouths with slow delight. Carrot was impatient, kissing was good, very good, but she wanted more and quickly. She began to gently massage Ulen''s three treasures, the golden pole rose rather quickly to the occasion. She broke off the kiss pushed him down onto the moss and got a mouthful of warm hard goodness. Ulen not content to be passive demonstrated his true mastery of Electric Touch by using more power than usual, sending a tingling sensation shooting up her spine as he slowly stroked her back going lower each time. He used his electric middle finger to tease her anus. Carrot shuddered a little at the incredible sensation that fired her nerves with every slow circle of his finger. She retaliated by sliding down him and bracketing his shoulders with her legs giving him easy access to a more effective spot before she took his twin jewels into her mouth while stroking his pole. Ulen groaned and relished the pleasure she was giving him before he accepted her challenge. He nibbled and sucked on her clitoris while his middle finger invaded her soft wet folds. Carrot shuddered with the combination of wetness and electricity flowing directly to her womb causing her to release more of her slightly salty sweet smelling juice. She released his jewels and assaulted his swelled pole lightly licking the engorged head then nibbling around the sensitive fringe. Ulen tensed a bit when he felt teeth but soon relaxed and resumed his offensive on her now dripping folds. She shuddered again in short order. Ulen''s pole was feeling rather tight as well but he didn''t want to release just yet. He maneuvered her onto her back and slowly advanced up her, his tongue leading. His tongue entered her navel and she wriggled a bit. That tickled! He used his electric finger to good effect on her raised nipples sensitising them even more. She shuddered again when his mouth took her other nipple licking, suck and nibbling on it. Carrot ground her hips against him demanding a physical connection with him. Ulen couldn''t resist teasing her a bit more, despite his own desire for the same. He rubbed his pole along her clitoris and leaned forward and kissed her. She responded to the kiss by grinding against him more urgently. He finally responded to her pleading look getting into a better position he very slowly entered her enjoying the sensation of her tightening around him thoroughly. He pushed in until he was fully inside her. He began moving slowly. She wrapped her legs and arms around him he responded by putting his full weight on her and accelerating his in and out movement. Carrot shuddered several times as Ulen felt the slow hot fire of friction building on his pole. He sped up again and finally released with a long shudder. Carrot arched her back and clutched him tighter shuddering at the same time as him. They were both steaming and dripping with sweat. Ulen basked in the total relaxation of his body. Still in her he enjoyed the feel of Carrot''s arms and legs wrapped around him. Both enjoying the glow of their shared release. Ulen reluctantly reminded himself of why they were here. He slowly slid back to his knees she reluctantly let his body go. He tranced himself and used magical sight to check the condition of the binding/bonding combination. It was everything he had hoped for. There was a strong thick tendril of energy connecting him and Carrot. The normal familiar bond allows the master to use the familiar''s senses making the familiar a subservient extension of the master. It doesn''t work on intelligent creatures. The D-Girl bond lets the tamer and D-Girl know each others location and general state of being. By combining the two he hoped to create a bond that leaves the D-Girl as a separate entity who can allow her tamer to share her senses and allow the two to communicate without needing any external methods. ''...Carrot.'', Ulen. "Yes, master.", she replied with a look of total satisfaction. Ulen shook his head and gave her a long slow kiss. ''Carrot.'', Ulen. "Mmmstr.", she tried to respond while kissing. ''Carrot, you don''t need to talk out loud.'', Ulen sent teasingly. Carrot''s eyes widened when she realised that he hadn''t spoken out loud. ''Just focus on the part of your mind you feel me in and send the thoughts you want me to hear there.'', Ulen sent to her still kissing her. ''...Massssttrrr'', Carrot. ''Focus your thoughts if they aren''t clear all I will get is nonsense.'', Ulen deliberately distracting Carrot by caressing and kissing her. ''Master...tt...arddd...it...ing...that.'', Carrot complained while being successfully distracted. ''We can do this also.'', Ulen gave Carrot access to his senses. She stopped moving completely in shock as she could see, taste and feel herself through Ulen''s senses. As she got used to it she really enjoyed the double sensation of feeling Ulen touch her and feeling how Ulen felt touching her. ''Master...I...think...I...got it.'', Carrot sent. Ulen was a bit disappointed his distraction hadn''t been enough to completely stump her. They continued kissing and caressing while sending to each other. Ulen talked her through how to control her thoughts to be more coherent.She then surprised him by opening her senses to him. He wasn''t too dismayed by how he looked after all he had seen plenty of photos of himself. He marveled at the sensitivity of her body and enjoyed the feelings he was giving to her with her. They both quickly got caught up in exploring each others bodies with their shared awareness of what made the other feel good. Right when things were about get more intense. Ulen realised he had made a mistake when Carrot screamed and curled up to protect the right side of her body. He quickly blocked his right arm and leg from her awareness. Carrot recovered quickly when the pain was gone. ''I''m sorry, master, it just startled me.'', she apologized tears from the sudden pain still in her eyes. ''Does it always hurt like that?'', concern in her sending. She hugged him careful of his right arm and leg, Ulen returned her hug. ''Yes, but I can''t remember when it didn''t hurt.'', Ulen replied and he really was so used to it that Carrot''s lack of pain felt odd to him. ''I''m sorry I should have made sure not share so much of my senses with you.'', Ulen apologized to Carrot. ''If your really sorry...I know how you can make it up to me.'', the revived horny rabbit sent to her master. Ulen was more than up to the task. They spent the rest of the night exploring just how far their shared sense of pleasure could take them. Author''s Note: Ok, the end of the first chapter. I know its listed as chapter ten but to me its the first chapter. Still this was a long installment hope you enjoy it! Chapter 11: The Ugly Bonds, Part 1 Author''s Warning: ''Ware dar be Ero ahead, harharhar ''If your really sorry...I know how you can make it up to me.'', the revived horny rabbit sent to her master. Ulen was more than up to the task. They spent the rest of the night exploring just how far their shared sense of pleasure could take them. It took them till dawn thanks to Ulen''s inhuman vitality. They couldn''t get enough of the extreme pleasure their shared senses invoked. Ulen was amazed at the sheer number of erogenous zones Carrot had and she ruthlessly took advantage of his two main ones. For Carrot every time he touched her anywhere and whatever manner excited her. Being hit with the doubled power of his feeling while touching and her own of being touched brought her to climax again and again. For Ulen his right nipple was extremely sensitive and much too Carrot''s, not so hidden amusement, was his anus. With malice aforethought she deliberately sent him a image of that large strapon in the outfitter''s taming toys section. Ulen responded by putting her on all fours and ignoring her obviously false protests proceeded to reduce her other petite pinkness to a gaping twitching mess. Finally replete and exhausted they curled up together on the bed of moss and slept holding each other. Carrot, as always, woke before Ulen. She did not stretch or move in any way lest she wake him. She felt fulfilled and safe with his sleeping presence in the back of her mind. looking at his face and down at his body she let herself bask in a supremely feminine feeling as she remembered their exploits from last night. The bond he had made with her was incredible! She closed her eyes and cuddled that warm sleeping glow in her mind wanting to dive in and immerse herself in him. She thought that more than the mind blowing sex, the shared senses or even the convenience of telepathy. It was the fact that never again would she ever feel alone that truly made her love Ulen with everything she had with that thought she fell asleep again. Ulen woke slowly. He felt incredibly relaxed and more than a little smug at the complete success of his bonding ritual and his activities with Carrot''s very enthusiastic cooperation. He did think that Carrot''s and his addiction to the shared sense of pleasure might be a problem later, after all regular sex paled in comparison. Thinking of her he studied her sleeping face so close to his own. Her refined beauty made him wonder just how picky other tamers could be to not want her because of a tiny flaw like mismatched eyes. As he continued looking he thought her face and body glowed more than the noon sun could account for. Completely naked, lying on a bed of moss and her skin giving off a pale golden glow she looked like a nature goddess. Especially with the faint smears of green on her skin from the moss they had been using as a bed. He felt a certain part of him harden with his thoughts. Given the proximity of their bodies it couldn''t help but touch her right under her navel. He scolded himself didn''t you get enough last night? He carefully tried to pull away. Carrot''s arms tightened then released and pushed him onto his back. She was awake! A smile of greeting and delight on her face at his heat and hardness. She straddled him smoothly and had herself wrapped around his heat in a single slow wet move. She used her larger size to advantage as she lay on his body kissing him while moving slowly back and forth moaning in between kisses. They didn''t share their senses but the pleasure built to a release as powerful as any they had last night. Carrot and Ulen shuddered their mutual release. Carrot collapsed onto the shorter Ulen. ''Ok maybe regular sex is still good.'', Ulen thought to himself repudiated his earlier musing. They lay like that for awhile neither wanting to disturb the glow they were sharing. But, it couldn''t last both stomachs started growling with insistent force. ''I guess we should head back and eat.'', Ulen sent not wanting to walk back. ''Sigh.(yes she thought ''sigh'') Carry me.'', Carrot languidly sent back with an image of Ulen holding her princess style. He responded immediately with the image of an electrified cartoon rabbit. She responded by licking and nibbling on his right nipple while rubbing herself on his slowly rehardening cock. Enough was enough. Ulen conjured the coldest water he could and dumped it on both of them. Carrot yelped and jumped off him. Ulen''s rekindled fire was effectively doused. Still pouting at the underhanded water trick Carrot slowly got dressed, but she still helped Ulen with the straps for his leg. Both done dressing, they checked their weapons and took a last fond look at their first shared bed. Before heading back to the tamer center. They walked through the woods Carrot on Ulen''s right. Ulen suggested that they share senses while walking to get used to it while they were still inside the ritual site''s barrier. It did not go smoothly Carrot was disoriented by Ulen''s lack of depth perception and Ulen was bewildered by Carrot''s. Carrot''s hearing, sense of smell and sight where both better than Ulen''s so he found himself jumping at ordinary shadows and distant cries. The main problem was that their sight wasn''t spilt but overlayed on top of each other causing them to run into trees and trip over roots. Ulen realized that if they were both moving trying to control two bodies with shared sight was simply too difficult. Even with training it would be impractical in most situations, one of them would have to block their sight and use the other''s for it to be effective. Hearing and smell were another matter sharing those did not affect them adversely. Ulen was surprised by the huge amount of information Carrot''s heightened senses presented him. She could pick up scents that his painfully limited, in comparison, human sense could never have detected. Unfortunately, the first thing he noticed was that they really needed to bath, they reeked of sex and sweat. They should bath when they get back. He was fascinated that with Carrot''s senses he could tell what had been in the area recently, even identify whether it was animal, human, monster or D-Girl. He was puzzled by that after all he didn''t have the knowledge or experience to tell scents apart. He realized that Carrot did and so they discovered the most important aspect of the bond. They could share memories and knowledge instantly. Unlike, the Lightning system spell the Blue Vortexia had used, this knowledge didn''t feel foreign and could be used immediately. It was like they had a shared pool of knowledge that both could draw on. The only limitation was that it only included their own personal knowledge. Unlike knowledge, memories where more problematic. They had to actively want to share them for the other to see them. Ulen was pretty certain that as the master of the bond he could forcefully gain Carrot''s memories but that would have been a profound violation of her privacy and trust so he didn''t try. The shared sense of hearing also had a few minor problems. It was difficult to tell where a certain sound originated from. Was it from Carrot''s left or Ulen''s right? This was compounded by Carrot''s superior hearing. She could hear sounds that humans couldn''t and this intrigued Ulen. His hearing told him the wood was mostly quiet with some distant faint sounds. Carrot''s hearing told him that there were insects crawling under the dry leaves and the, to his hearing, faint sounds were actually a wild D-Girl fighting a monster over prey. Sounded like the monster would win. If this wasn''t a preserve it might have been a good idea to go and finish the monster off then capture the wounded girl. But Ulen didn''t have permission to hunt in this area. So they wouldn''t have gotten anything thing except trouble for a dead monster and captured D-Girl. The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. Ignoring the faint sounds, the pair continued on their way anticipating the food at the end. They had traveled for about 45 minutes when a sudden shift in wind direction alerted them that there was a D-Girl behind them and closing fast. *Sniff* No she was practically on top of them! Both turned and Carrot stepped in front of Ulen drawing her sword the gun would be useless at this range. Carrot was nervous she had had never seriously fought another D-Girl before. Ulen cursed himself for not having realized that walking through a preserve reeking of sex was not a bright idea. The smell was most likely driving the poor thing to seek the source of it. It would have only taken a minute to wash themselves off at the site or while they were still in the barrier! He had gotten too distracted by playing with the bond to think straight! No, he admitted to himself, he had allowed his success with the ritual and Carrot''s obvious respect for him, to become arrogance and forget his usual caution that his injuries normally reminded him of. Now he and Carrot would have to kill this poor D-Girl if she didn''t get them first. Ulen might be safe she was looking for taming but she would definitely kill Carrot and might end up killing him by mistake. They both tensed when they saw a shadow under the trees and waited for the wild girl to step out. She stepped out only a few yards from them and they got a good look at her. She was a Black Bearette the strongest of the D-Girls present in this preserve. Not the strongest of the bear type D-Girls but faster than the other types. She would be a handful for any starter D-Girl for Carrot with her abysmal stats any mistake would be her end. Like most D-Girls she was attractive if she wasn''t naked and dirty. She was over six feet tall with long messy black hair with bear ears on the side, strong even features, impressive muscles and at least a D sized bust. She had a few minor injuries from a previous fight that looked like they stung but wouldn''t slow her down. She sniffed the air and then looked at Ulen with such blatant need that Carrot and Ulen both felt pity for her. The inexperienced Carrot froze for a sec and Ulen regretted the laws that governed the preserve. The Bearette charged the instant they dropped their guard. She moved with a speed and ferocious grace that belied her size. She crossed the short distance through the sparse forest to envelope Carrot into a spine breaking hug. Carrot caught off guard could only barely avoided the death embrace but her dodge left her unbalanced and with not enough time to recover. The bearette swatted the smaller Bunny Girl sending her flying into a nearby tree trunk with a dull thud. She fell to ground stunned by the powerful impact dropping her sword and would have a huge bruise later. She was otherwise fine? Ulen saw Carrot hit the tree and used a combination of wind and water magic to slide across the ground on a cushion of vapor behind the Bearette who reacted with frightening speed immediately trying to get him into an embrace that could very well turn fatal. Ulen raised his left hand in front of her eyes and released a blinding flash of light and a thunderous boom, deafening and blinding the Bearette. If Carrot had been able to he would have tried to escape with a reasonable chance of success. While the Bearette was out of it he slid around behind her again and charged up an Electric Touch to deliver a maximum power jolt directly into her. He didn''t use the gun because it might not kill her. The spell ready he placed his hand on her naked back and delivered the charge right into her spine. It would fry her spinal cord resulting in instant death. She screamed as the deadly voltage crawled into her and reflexively turned launching a full power punch at Ulen. Thankfully her aim was off instead of hitting his chest and shattering his rib cage she hit a weak glancing blow to his right shoulder more than enough to snap the bone, dislocate his arm and send him spiraling into the dirt in agony. He clenched his teeth so hard the gums bled to keep from screaming. He saw Carrot rise a murderous look on her beautiful face then felt like all his energy left him at once and fell unconscious. The Bearette had survived Ulen''s spell but was twitching uncontrollably from the spell with power equivalent to a lightning bolt delivered at point blank range right into her spine. The high M-Defense and vitality of her breed allowed her to survive it and launch a uncoordinated instinctive counter. Carrot saw the Bearette land a clumsy hit on her Ulen. His arm was folded almost into the middle of his back as he landed on it. The explosion of his pain in her mind filled her sight with a red haze. She had wasn''t thinking she wanted to murder this bitch. She instinctively drew as much power as she could from the source she had gained form the the bonding. It came rushing into her seemingly limitless. Making her feel like fire was flowing in her veins. All her senses heightened even further and she could suddenly see her opponent''s energy flowing through her body. She knew that this was the flow of magic and life force, but more importantly she saw were to strike. With a speed that she shouldn''t have she struck the Bearette''s chest right where her heart was shocking it into stillness with a blow filled with power she shouldn''t be capable of. The Bearette clutched her chest looked at Carrot with pleading crying eyes like she wanted to be spared. She took a step back as her lips turned blue still looking in Carrot''s eyes and fell down dead. Carrot held her gaze the whole time until she fell. Carrot then went to Ulen when she saw he was breathing but unconscious she picked him up and carried him to the tamer center for treatment. The Bearette''s eyes would haunt her at night for a long, long, time. Carrot cradled her Ulen agonizing over how small, frail and young he seemed without the deep presence that normally made him seem larger and older than he was as she frantically ran to the tamer center. Anyone who knew what her stats looked like would have doubted their knowledge if they had seen the sheer speed and agility Carrot showed while easily dodging trees and their roots never once jarring her Ulen''s arm. Author''s Note: Hope you liked it. Feedback appreciated. Must sleep now. Chapter 12: The Ugly Bonds, Part 2 Carrot cradled her Ulen agonizing over how small, frail and young he seemed without the deep presence that normally made him seem larger and older than he was as she frantically ran to the tamer center. Anyone who knew what her stats looked like would have doubted their knowledge if they had seen the sheer speed and agility Carrot showed while easily dodging trees and their roots never once jarring her Ulen''s arm. Ulen slowly rose from the depths of a drug induced dream. Shouts of anger, screams and a bloody white wing. What a horrible dream. His normal pain was blunted, must have pumped him full of drugs. He hated them, the drugs, they make you fuzzy and slow. Easy to trick and manipulate. Made you doubt if you were still alive. He prefered the pain it made you sharp, clear and let you know that you are still there, still able to keep going. The right side of his body hurt, well that was normal. The drugs dulled the pain along with his senses, but he could feel it was more than usual. It included the whole shoulder now not just the arm. He wanted to turn his head and look at it, but couldn''t move his head. Ok, he could he just didn''t want to. He didn''t want to see more damage, more unhealable scars, more reasons for people to look at him like with those disgusted eyes. Maybe because he remembered those eyes with disgust in them, a more recent memory than the dream came to mind. Three women, teachers, not D-Girls, supposedly "human". Two holding him down while the third clawed at his pants. High School P.E. storage room, how cliche. The mousy brown holding his left, Arts. The bottle blonde holding his right with a displeased look on her face, Science. She had seen his right arm. The black hair who was unzipping his pants but not taking them off, Magic. He didn''t try to fight them it would have been pointless. Even mousy Arts out massed him and Magic would have quickly countered his fledgeling abilities. Magic looked up while pulling his flaccid cock out of his pants looking at his face. Why? He didn''t know. Was he supposed to be excited? A look of revulsion on her face even as she bent down and took his cock in her mouth. He tried to prevent his reaction, but his young hormone driven body betrayed him. He hardened quickly and Magic undressed her lower half and straddled him. She rode him till he came then switched with Arts. Arts did the same though she shuddered a few times before he released, the fucking whore. Science took her turn and when she got what she was after, they left without a word. Leaving him feeling small, helpless and crippled. Ulen understood what it had been about, they wanted children from a Pure Human. If they got boys, with a low percentage of Demi-Human DNA those sons would have no trouble finding partners. The real reason three teachers were willing to risk the potential consequences was if they had girls. The daughters of a Pure Human, even if their mothers were D-Girls had a much lower chance of awaking, with human mothers it was almost zero. He understood. He even sympathized. Why like this?! He had been 15! All it would have taken was a smile and pretend kindness and he would have been willing to screw them till they were pregnant. None of them got knocked up from that one time. He couldn''t avoid them, but he never let them get him alone. He didn''t talk to them outside of classes and made sure other people were around when they tried to approach him. He was careless, a year later, right before he would graduate. He had stayed late in the library. Just after he had passed the magus exam. Magic cornered him as he was going to leave the school grounds. "Ulen, I''m sorry...I know that doesn''t change anything. Please I want you to understand. My niece had just awakened and I want children, but I couldn''t bear it if my daughter became that.", Magic looked at him pleadingly. She then tried to touch him. Ulen held up his left hand lightning crackling between his fingers. If he touched her with that she would die. She froze she recognized a lethal spell when she saw it. Anger flashed across her face. That shameless bitch. "You''re right, it doesn''t change anything. I understood then. I don''t care what you want. You''ll get no forgiveness from me.", Ulen remembered saying. He had been surprised at how calm he was. He wanted to punish her, but couldn''t think of a revenge that fit their actions. He had thought about raping them in return, but that would have been what they wanted. Anything more would have made him into something he rather not be. If it hadn''t been for the laws regarding minors, most wouldn''t even have called it a crime. The three most attractive teachers in school held down and forcibly had sex with a scarred crippled male student. For some this would be a fantasy come true and why he never reported them. If it hadn''t been for their obvious distaste at his appearance, he would have just shrugged it off as a minor incident. It did remind him that if it hadn''t been for his scars he could have been sleeping with two or three different women a night, all hungry for his children. If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. Magic and Ulen had stared at each other for what seemed like a long time. The anger on her face turned into something else as he kept looking at her, while keeping the lightning crackling between them. Finally, with a look of regret? She turned and walked away. Ulen didn''t relax until she was completely out of sight. ''Damn, drugs. I don''t want to remember that shit.'', Ulen thought to himself. "Master! You''re awake!", Carrot''s loud voice intruded into his bitter recall. The joy and relief in her voice was a soothing balm for his darker memories. Ulen opened his eye and looked at his concerned rabbit. He could feel her warm concern for him through their bond. He realized that the minor magic that kept his hair in place wasn''t active. She was looking warmly at his face with half of his empty socket exposed and wasn''t disturbed or repulsed by it. He felt just a little of his bitterness from the dark memories his drugged state made him recall fade a bit. Ulen felt his lips form the warmest smile they had ever worn. Carrot was so relieved her Ulen was awake. He had looked so small and helpless lying on the infirmary bed with his right shoulder in a cast. When she saw his smile her heart melted. She, careful of his leg and shoulder, climbed onto the bed sitting on his hips and proceeded to give him a very tangible proof of her joy at his waking. The nurse on duty came to investigate the shout. She was a celestial type D-Girl with strong healing abilities. She grinned when she saw the two, faces locked together. When the girl leaned back for a second to get into a more comfortable position the nurse caught a glimpse of the tamer''s hollow socket and cringed inside. She remembered yesterday''s events. She had been shocked when the frantic Bunny Girl had rushed into the infirmary cradling her tamer in an extremely tender way. Her worry for her master had told the nurse that the bond between the two, while new was extremely strong. That told her all she needed about the nature of this tamer and she was ready to pour her full power into healing him. When she directed the Bunny Girl to place her master on a bed and had approached to do just that. She had been startled and more than a little angry when the girl pushed her away before she could heal the tamer. The anger faded quickly when the girl quickly explained her master''s curse. The nurse was horrified at what would have happened if she had used her power on this poor boy. Boy he was, now that she had gotten a better look at him and so small. Sympathy and pity for this tiny tamer welled in her. She brushed the hair covering the right side of his face out of the way to see if their was any damage, not to check him out she convinced herself. She gasped and involuntarily drew back after she saw the desiccated fleshless right side of his face with its gaping hollow socket. The Bunny Girl had snapped her head up at the nurse''s gasp and looked her in the face, the contempt in the girl''s eyes filled the nurse with shame. She quickly returned to examining the boy''s injuries. His collarbone was broken but cleanly and the arm had popped out of its socket. The injuries would not have been a problem with magic to instantly recover the bones and arm was set. Without healing magic his recovery would take three to four months. The nurse notified the on call doctor and the rest of the staff. They had his arm located and bones set and wrapped in six hours even though they had only practiced the non-magical skills never actually used them. The Bunny Girl was never far from her tamer. When the doctor checked the tamer''s vitals he was surprised that the boy''s mana pool was almost completely drained. It explained why he hadn''t woken up. The nurse had listened in on the report the Bunny Girl had given the Schwartzwulf who was sent by the center''s manager to find out what happened. Both of them had been impressed by the Bunny Girl''s defeat of the normally much more powerful bear type D-Girl. It also explained the boy''s drained mana pool. A spell strong enough to stun a combat type D-Girl must have required a lot of power. The boy should be fine in couple of days except for his shoulder. The nurse stood there for awhile completely ignored by the two face sucking away as if they hadn''t seen each other for a long time. She had the chance to look over the open portion of his tamer file, so she wasn''t too shocked that he was already awake his vitality matched most starter D-Girls. ''Considering her reaction his vitality must extend to...other activities.'', The nurse blushed at the thought. Catching another glimpse of his face she quickly cooled and left. The two on the bed ignored her leaving as well. After all, they had something much more pleasant to occupy their attention. Author''s Note: Well a short segment this time. Still I hope you enjoy it and thanks for reading! Chapter 13: The Ugly Bonds, Part 3 The two on the bed ignored her leaving as well. After all, they had something much more pleasant to occupy their attention. Carrot and Ulen continued making out ignoring the nurse''s occasional walk by. After about a half hour had passed Carrot reluctantly separated from Ulen, she still had classes. Now that Ulen was awake she had no reason to skip out on them anymore. ''Go on, I''ll be fine here. You know you can check on me whenever you want. I''m just a thought away.'', Ulen sent to Carrot. Feeling her anxiety at leaving him alone. ''I know. Its just...I don''t want to be away from you.'', Carrot sent back. Her mind filled with the image of him lying on the infirmary bed unconscious and helpless. She remembered the nurse''s reaction to his scars and didn''t want to leave him in the hands of someone who had been more concerned about his appearance than his injuries. ''I recover quickly and if I need you, you''ll know right away.'', Ulen sent to reassure her. Using the bond to let her know how much he appreciated her concern. He would only be in the infirmary until tomorrow. She needed to finish her classes. The tournament would begin in two weeks, so she needed to raise her combat proficiencies as much as possible. Unless... ''Carrot, you aren''t trying to skip out on the classes I paid for are you?'', Ulen sent a faint suspicion in his mind. ''...Of course not, Master.'', Carrot replied after a moment her rabbit ears rubbing together in a very suspicious way above her head. ''Caaarrrrooottt!'', Ulen sent her a mental shout. This truant rabbit. With his left hand he pinched her cute little bottom. Carrot jumped a little the landing causing more than a little discomfort to Ulen on whose hips she had been sitting. This tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report. ''Sorry, Master. I''ll go, I''ll go right now!'', She sent carefully getting down from the bed and off her injured Ulen. She had caught the discomfort he had felt when she landed on his hips. When she tried to hurry away to her classes, Ulen stopped her with a mental nudge. When she turned to look at him he imperiously gestured for her to come closer. She giggled, but complied, he looked so silly acting high and mighty with that cast on. When she was at the right range Ulen reached up and dragged her head closer for a hot kiss. He ran his hand down her back to give the cheek he had pinched a firm, but gentle caress. She had been genuinely worried about him, after all. She leaned harder into the kiss and pressed her behind more firmly into his hand. This ever ready rabbit.Ulen ended the moment before it could escalate anymore. ''Get to class.'', He sent her giving her pleasant behind a final pat. She pouted, she had been going, he called her back. Ulen sensed her discontent and gave her a warm smile. Her pout disappeared and her lips stretched into a smile of their own. Cheating, he was cheating again. With that, she left the infirmary and hurried to her class a smile on her lips. It was still morning so she should be able to catch the unarmed combat instructor before she left for the day. Author''s Note: Another short installment. RL has me pressed over a barrel right now so this is probably gonna be the norm for awhile. Oh ya and to those who didn''t know *cough* Osborn. This is my first fiction and the only one I have posted anywhere. Well I hope you enjoy the chapter! Short and cavity inducing sweet as it is. Chapter 14: The Ugly Bonds, Part 4 With that, she left the infirmary and hurried to her class a smile on her lips. It was still morning so she should be able to catch the unarmed combat instructor before she left for the day. The Buffalax was waiting in the training area and gave Carrot a rather harsh scolding for not telling her that Carrot would be late. Carrot apologized profusely, while doing her best to look like a cute helpless wittle wabbit. The Buffalax didn''t fall for it. "Save the cow eyes for your tamer and get your tail moving!", the Buffalax yelled at the unrepentant rabbit, pointing at the track. "Yes, ma''am!", Carrot replied hiding the grin that she felt inside. It had worked a little. She got off with just laps! "When you''re warmed up. I think a full contact spar would help you remember to be on time.", the instructor said with a toothy grin. Carrot stumbled a little she barely repressed the urge to call Ulen to save her. A full contact bout was the Buffalax''s way of relieving stress by using her Carrot punching bag. She continued running dreading what was to follow. She''d be too bruised to properly welcome Ulen back from the infirmary... The moment of truth, Carrot bowed to her instructor who bowed back. They squared off the instructor waiting for Carrot to make the first move. Carrot studied the instructor''s defenses and saw plenty of openings, every single one a trap. Her previous experience with these bouts told her that no matter how she approached, the instructor would counter with a blazing fast strike. With Carrot''s low stats she had no hope of breaking the more powerful Buffalax''s defense add in the difference in skill and it was hopeless. Carrot didn''t let it dishearten her, it wasn''t anything new after all. She was always at a disadvantage against any other D-Girl, but she needed to at least protect her Ulen. All she needed was enough skill to offset her stats and the best way to do that was to fight with the instructor. Even if she couldn''t win. By surviving as long as possible she could buy him enough time to run if they ended up in a deadly situation. It was a mindset that offered no prospect of Carrot''s survival, that was fine with her. But that was before the ritual. The instructor understood Carrot''s mindset, but, oh, it hurt to have to train a girl as nothing more than a disposable meat shield. Her respect for the determined rabbit increased every time she got up after the instructor knocked her down. She expressed her respect by not holding back in these bouts, even though she treated the rabbit a little coldly. Unlike her tamer, Carrot could be healed with magic, so there was no need to worry about broken bones as long as it wasn''t a fatal hit. A short trip to infirmary was all it took to get her ready for the next class. The Buffalax had talked with the Bladedancer who taught Carrot''s swordsmanship and infiltration classes. The elf shared her sentiments, so they were especially hard on the girl. Lost in her musings the Buffalax was caught by surprise when Carrot suddenly moved with a speed she shouldn''t have. It was like she teleported to the Buffalax''s right side with not even a hint of sound, her presence completely suppressed. No hostile intent leaked from Carrot. To the instructor it was like no one was there. Startled, she sidestepped and sent a short fast powerful jab at Carrot''s esophagus that would have been lethal to the old Carrot. It was harmlessly brushed aside. Carrot had begun the block the instant the instructor had started her attack. With that eerie soundless presence less movement Carrot was suddenly on the instructor''s left and struck the off balance Buffalax in the kidney with a vicious three finger jab. Pain exploded in the instructor''s side briefly stunning her. Carrot didn''t let up, drawing even more from that power she had gotten from Ulen. She unleashed rapid series of strikes to the stunned instructor''s diaphragm, face and temples even as she turned to cover her exposed throat. Carrot had never felt such a rush that sweet fire pouring through her body giving her speed and strength. It was fun, it was addicting! Only her experience with Ulen could equal the orgasmic release she had just had as she dominated the powerful instructor. Sparring had never been fun for her just a series of one sided beatings. Not any more as the stunned confused instructor stumbled from the sudden savage powerful hits. She got cocky. Carrot, a vicious grin on her face, reveled in her power. Her presence leaked out as she thought about all the hits she had taken from the Buffalax. The instructor recovered when she sensed Carrot''s presence shaking off her surprise. Answers could wait, this cocky rabbit needed some tender instruction. She finally displayed the difference between her and the rabbit. She smoothly recovered her balance and transitioned into attack before the rabbit could note the change. Predictive ability or not. Carrot tried to block and wondered what happened when a powerful fist, that bypassed her defences like they weren''t there, drove into her stomach bending her over. It didn''t end there. A meaty, but feminine knee rose to meet her descending face with a crunch of cartilage throwing her in the air to be met with a vicious kick that sent airborne again. Carrot stayed conscious when the instructor tried a second kick Carrot used the instructor''s leg as pole and bounced back to the ground. Blood streaming from her nose she suppressed her presence again. Angry at herself for getting overconfident. Still, she couldn''t keep the grin off her face. The instructor returned it, they were both D-Girls this is what they were literally made for. Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon. The rest of the bout was a more conventional training match with Carrot receiving advice from the Buffalax. The instructor was obviously happy to be able to teach Carrot more than just how to buy time. Carrot was startled by the warmth the instructor showed her. She didn''t ask how Carrot had gotten the speed and strength she displayed. Or about her improved vitality and agility or how she could see through the instructor''s feints. All that tongue biting probably hurt, but it was not done to inquire about the abilities of a D-Girl that belonged to a non-government tamer. All she said was that Carrot might want to get her tamer to pay for a new assessment of her stats and abilities. Carrot thought the same, she was too was curious what her stats looked like now and what the sense that always alerted her to true attacks was. When the class was over Carrot headed to the infirmary to get patched up and check on Ulen. She had forgotten about him when she had been sparring with the instructor. She felt a little guilty, but he would forgive her. The thought filled her with happiness. She couldn''t remember ever feeling this good despite the broken nose and impressive bruises. Ok so she hurt physically, but emotionally? She was giddy, bubbly, skipping and could spontaneously break into song. She was in love, she had the respect of her instructor who had always treated her a little coldly. The power flowing through her and Ulen''s warm glow in the back of her mind. The memory of the cell at the disposal center was fading as she was no longer powerless and lonely, she had been so very lonely. Three years of isolation except for the indifferent taming from the staff of the tamer center. Never again! She would destroy anything that threatened her new happiness. She drew deeply on the power letting it fill her with its fire and promise of strength. She was disappointed, Ulen was asleep when she went to see him, after getting healed and cleaning herself up. He was sleeping so deeply she really wanted to crawl into the bed with him and just hold him. No, he would scold her if she skipped her classes, besides they were necessary. If she really wanted to protect him she needed everything she could get. She would even welcome her future harem sisters as they would increase her Ulen''s chances of survival. No matter how much she wanted to monopolize him. She alone would not be enough to guarantee his safety, but now she would be on equal terms with the girls. She would not be dead weight! Determined to learn all she could she went to her next class. The classes went well her new power helped her a great deal all the instructors were all surprised and pleased with her progress. She kept drawing on the power even when she didn''t need it. Lunch and dinner were lonely without Ulen. Though everyone she met gave her a kind word and expressed their concern for her Ulen. Some might have resented it, these same women had been indifferent to Carrot for the three years she had been in this center. Suddenly, as Ulen''s D-Girl, she was someone they remembered and would show concern for. She did resent it. How could she not? She, sighed still she understood she had, literally, been nobody. Even if they had known of her they would not have befriended a girl who would could be gone at anytime. She ate her meager dinner. She had no appetite without Ulen there. She wanted to see him, but she could tell from his mind glow that he was still asleep. Pushing the tray away she got up and went to her last class. The Blue Vortexia realised that Carrot needed to immerse herself in the lesson, so she didn''t ask about the unusual flow of power Carrot would randomly receive from a source that was located in the center''s infirmary. She quickly forgot about it as Carrot showed a more advanced command of Air magic than she had before. Author''s Note: Ahhh....damn I stayed up too long writing again...DAMN YOU MUSE LET ME SLEEP!! Still enjoy the chapter! Chapter 15: The Ugly Bonds, Part 5, End The Blue Vortexia realized that Carrot needed to immerse herself in the lesson, so she didn''t ask about the unusual flow of power Carrot would randomly receive from a source that was located in the center''s infirmary. She quickly forgot about it as Carrot showed a more advanced command of Air magic than she had before. Carrot was equally surprised as the fine control that had been eluding her suddenly came almost naturally. When she used the movement spell that mixed Air and Water magic that Ulen had used in their fight against the Black Bearette. She began to suspect that it had something to do with the bond. When the class ended both had questions that convention prevented them from asking. Carrot thanked the elemental D-Girl and headed to the infirmary. When Carrot got to the infirmary the nurse on duty, a different one from the one who had been there in the morning, gave her permission to stay with Ulen for the night. Not wasting anytime Carrot crawled onto the bed with her still sleeping Ulen. He was small enough that there was plenty of space for the slender rabbit D-Girl. She looked him over carefully, he seemed worse than he had this morning. She felt him in the back of her mind his glow seemed a little dimmer or that might just be her imagination. Worrying wouldn''t do anything so she kissed his left cheek and put her head onto his shoulder. As she breathed in his smell that always had just a hint of ozone to it she snuggled closer and went to sleep. The duty nurse covered the pair with a extra blanket when she noticed Carrot asleep without one. Morning. Ulen woke slowly groggily he felt terrible. His right shoulder ached and his left seemed to have gone numb...what? He opened his eye and wished he hadn''t as a rabbit ear promptly poked him in it. Well now he knew why his shoulder was numb. He tried to curse quietly as he blinked his eye furiously. Apparently he hadn''t been quiet enough as Carrot stirred. She yawned cutely and promptly ruined the effect by hitting Ulen''s cast as she stretched. She didn''t notice. Ulen slowly counted to ten. "Morning.", Carrot murmured as she lifted herself a little off him and gave him a good morning kiss. She smelled good. If he wasn''t so tired and aching...and the nurse wasn''t watching. *cough* "Mr. Yeadon I''d like to check your vitals.", the nurse said trying not to smile. If the infirmary was busier she probably wouldn''t have been so amused. "I don''t mind." ''Carrot, come on, get up and let her check me. I should have been out of here yesterday.'', Ulen said to the nurse and sent to Carrot a hint of worry in his mind. The nurse came closer, Carrot climbed off the bed and stood next to it looking at Ulen anxiously. Ulen sat up on the bed. The nurse checked Ulen''s physical state and had him hold a crystal that reacted to him with a barely perceptible flicker. "Well physically you seem fine just tired, but your mana pool is still drained. According to your file you should have a higher than average recovery rate even without healing magic. I''d like to run some tests to see if we can find out whats wrong.", the nurse told Ulen as Carrot listened. Ulen really did not want to be tested. He had enough of that crap when he was a kid. He thought still gazing at the crystal. Carrot drew lightly on the power, it had become a comforting habit to feel its fire flowing in her, though it couldn''t help in this situation. Ulen felt his consciousness flutter and a wave of weakness spread through him. He fought it grimly riding through the wave. The crystal in his hand dimmed some more and he felt weaker. When he felt better he glanced at the crystal again and was surprised at its further diminished glow. Something had just drained him. The amount wouldn''t have been a problem if he was in perfect condition. But as drained as his mana and vitality where he was in real danger. He wouldn''t lose consciousness if only his mana was drained only the lose of vitality could do that. The nurse noticed his expression and glanced at the crystal she too noticed its reduced glow. "Mr. Yeadon you shouldn''t use magic with your mana pool so drained!", she assumed he had used his mana, reasonable assumption. "I didn''t.", Ulen replied absently his mind busy trying to figure out what had taken his mana and vitality, on a hunch he switched to mana sight. He checked himself and didn''t notice any thing that could account for the drain. Everything was as it should be. The bond with Carrot was the only power flow connected to him. ''The bond, of course.'', Ulen thought connecting the dots. ''Carrot, after the ritual what exactly changed? What I mean is did you suddenly find that you had a new source of mana and vitality in your body?'', Ulen sent to Carrot. He tried to suppress his worry. Carrot was surprised what did he mean a new source? The only thing she could think of was the power, she almost pulled on it again. It really was addictive. ''...I don''t think so...", Carrot sent back reluctant to admit the existence of the power. A remembered sense helplessness spurred her to try and conceal it. "Mr. Yeadon?", the nurse asked wondering why this odd pair was just staring at each other not saying anything. Telepathy, flashed through her mind but neither had that ability listed and it didn''t just show up. "Sorry. I think, I know what the problem is. Would you mind giving us some privacy?", Ulen asked the puzzled nurse. Who just shrugged and nodded she wanted to know what was going on, but she could sense an argument brewing and didn''t want to be part of it. She left quickly. Ulen focused on Carrot he had felt through the bond that she was trying to hide something. The down side of telepathy was that you couldn''t lie and the other person could feel it if you tried to hide something. ''Carrot, I''m giving you an order. Tell me what changed.'', Ulen demanded of Carrot. ''...'',she thought or rather not thought, while not looking at Ulen. Carrot tried to answer him, she really did, but the she just couldn''t. She did not feel guilty, she hadn''t done anything to be ashamed of! She almost drew on the power again. A small voice urged her to do it, than the incipient fight would be over. Ulen caught a bit of her inner conflict. Decided, he did something he had promised himself he would not do. He used his right as master of the bond to invade Carrot''s memories. Not all of them just the most recent ones. He learned all he needed. Carrot, of course, had felt him in her mind. This was the first time he had done this, so the intrusion was clumsy and a little painful for Carrot. She retaliated by drawing strongly on the power. She felt a brief moment of satisfaction as he gasped and grasped his chest as the loss of mana and vitality threatened to send his system into shock. His lips turned blue as his heart sized a little. If he had been in perfect condition with the small amount Carrot took, he wouldn''t have noticed. However, in the last few days Ulen had used up most his body''s resources. The ritual for the bond had taken most of it and the subsequent fight with the Bearette had depleted him badly as well. Carrot''s constant use of his injured body''s resources the day before left him in a dangerous state. He did the only thing he could he slammed the connection between him and Carrot closed completely, cutting her off from him. When Carrot saw his lips turn blue, her eyes widened in horror as a flash of the Bearette''s pleading eyes passed through her mind. She felt the glow of Ulen''s mind and the fire of the power disappear as Ulen locked down the bond. NO! She was alone in her mind, no warm glow, no power to ward off her fears. She wanted to touch Ulen, to beg and plead for forgiveness. Come back! If he hated her now she would have nothing, less than nothing. Ulen reeled, he couldn''t breath, he would have told Carrot to call the nurse if only he could have formed a coherent thought. She was too panicked at the sudden absence of his warmth which she had come to depend on, to even think of getting help. The worst did not happen. Ulen''s heart restarted, his vitality truly was more than human. He lay back down on the bed breathing deeply letting himself recover. Carrot stood perfectly still next to the bed tears streaming down her face not daring to say or think anything, while Ulen tried to ease his labored breathing. Carrot stood there listening to Ulen gasp for breath for what seemed like an eternity. She had almost killed him! Not some monster or wild D-Girl, HER. She had sworn to do everything to make sure he survived and she almost murdered him in a fit of pique! She wanted to feel his presence in her mind, in her arms. She didn''t say anything, didn''t move toward him. She just stood there tears flowing down her face. Her ears flat on her head. His breathing under control, Ulen glanced at Carrot. The pain, fear, guilt and silent tears on her face tore at him. He felt a flash of pure rage, she had no right to do that to him. The anger faded quickly, both of them were at fault. Ulen''s attempt to get answers immediately and Carrot''s insecurity brought them into crisis in the blink of an eye.He loosened his grip on the bond slowly letting it open again. He didn''t open it completely he was cautious of Carrot. One moment of carelessness had already damaged the trust between them that much. As the bond slowly reopened. Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more. ''I''m sorry. I''m sorry. I''m sorry. I''m sorry. I''m sorry.I''m sorry. Please, please, please, don''t leave me...'', Carrot''s frantic wailing thoughts rushed into Ulen''s mind threatening to swamp him in her thoughts. Along with the words she sent a jumble of images of cells, random men, a older Bunny Girl, a blonde boy and a confused welter of emotions. He almost closed the bond again. He didn''t in the state Carrot was in she would have seen it as a rejection. He would not do that to her. He was as much to blame for what had almost happened as she was. He couldn''t think clearly enough with Carrot''s anguished weeping in his mind. So he answered her without speaking or thinking. He lifted his arm, she was to far from him to touch and he was to unsteady to stand, so he invited her to come to him. Carrot''s mind was a jumble. The moment she felt Ulen in her mind again she wanted to scream for joy, but it felt different not warm like before. He was wary not trusting her. She didn''t touch the power no matter how much she wanted to feel the rush of power. No rush of power could compensate for the loss of Ulen''s warmth. He wanted to see her memories! She flooded him with her memories, apologies and begging him not to leave her. Not too sell her or give her back, she would do anything he wanted as long as she could stay with him. It took a minute for her to realize that he was waiting for her to come to him. The glow in her mind was warm again. Sobs audible tears still falling but now in relief she jumped onto him lest he change his mind. Not the wisest move. As Carrot landed on Ulen she drove the air from his lungs and caused his right shoulder to flare in pain. She felt his pain and tried to scramble off him causing more pain. Ulen had to get her to calm down. ''CARROT!'', Ulen screamed into her mind stunning her completely. He grinned. She looked so silly. Her face stained with tears, no snot thankfully, her mouth open her eyes darting around, her rabbit ears flapping on her head like a pair of tiny furry wings. He shook his head reached up and drew her to him. She resisted. He sent a clear feeling through the bond that he would not tolerate her refusal. She of course wasn''t refusing she just didn''t believe that he really forgave her that easily. She had almost killed him! Ulen just sighed and pulled her more forcefully. She was now many times stronger than him, well she always had been, but now it was more pronounced. He couldn''t budge her if she put up even a little resistance. She quickly stopped resisting when she felt him get irritated with her. When she was at the right distance Ulen answered her uneasiness as unambiguously as possible, he kissed her. She answered hesitatingly, obviously she still wasn''t convinced. Ulen sighed, if he wasn''t so empty of mana he would close the curtains around the bed. Well he couldn''t have done anything about the sound anyway. If she needed more convincing she would get it. He held her until she felt less stiff. Then Ulen slowly slid his hand down her back as she lay on his stomach. When his hand got to her ass he didn''t hesitate he dived right into her pants, felt her ass up and then gave her a gentle tweak. Carrot jumped an indignant look on her face, but she relaxed completely. He really did forgive her! Thankfully that was enough to convince Carrot and Ulen didn''t have to open the forbidden door marked exhibitionist. Much too the disappointment of the D-Girl nurse who was sneakily watching after she had come back when the atmosphere relaxed. ''I guess I''m not as smart as I thought.'', Ulen sent to Carrot. He used the bond to let her know that he too had a share in the disaster that had almost happened. She didn''t reply just snuggled closer, trying to fit as much of her body on top of him as she could. She out massed him so it should have been uncomfortable, but she felt light and pleasingly soft. She was curious about what he meant, but she was content to feel his presence in her mind again. He reached and wiped the tears from her face, receiving her feelings. He needed to explain his thought, so he went ahead and told her. ''When I offered myself as a source of power for you. I had meant for it to be an ability that would allow you to channel my magic. Meaning that you could focus on fighting while I cast spells through you. It would have been an incredible advantage. But the spirits that forged the bond took it further than that and gave you the ability to strengthen your physical abilities by drawing on my mana and vitality. The reason it got dangerous this time is because I was in such bad shape.'', Ulen sent to Carrot. Explaining and trying to reassure her. ''I...I didn''t mean too hurt you. I didn''t even stop to wonder where the power was coming from. I just kept taking more and more...'', she sent back guilt making her sending little more than a whisper. ''I know. You would never try to hurt me or let someone hurt me. It wasn''t your fault. I thought that the result of the ritual had gone exactly as I wanted. I didn''t even consider that the nature entities that had blessed the bond might alter it to this extent. We need to find what exactly we can do with this. Its a lot more potent than I had expected.'', Ulen wryly sent to Carrot. He could hit himself for assuming that the bond was exactly what he had intended, when he was the one who had involved outside entities in the ritual. What a arrogant careless assumption he had made. Was he really ready to be on his own? Could he keep his rabbit and his other future girls alive? Or was he just an egoistical kid playing at being a grown up? ''We can do that when your better.'',Carrot replied while curled up on him, warming his chest stomach and legs with her body. The strength of her affection for Ulen was everything he had hoped for...he just hadn''t counted on feeling so deeply for her in return. Two weeks, just two weeks, it felt longer. Their''s was the kind of intense whirlwind bonding cheesy feel good tamer shows that tried to romanticize the realty of this world where made of. The kind bored housewives and young unbonded D-Girls drooled over. The housewives hoping for that kind of intense experience. The D-Girls conditioned to love their unmet tamer, hoping he would love them like that in return. The majority of those girls would have their hope shattered quickly upon meeting that first longed for tamer. Ulen knew many tamers, his adoptive father was one of the best rated tamers, after all. His was the example Ulen followed. He became a tamer to lift his curse and he had a plan to acquire the means to do that, but it required six powerful D-Girls. The way to create those powerful girls was in strong bonds and real affection. His father''s harem was the best example of that. None of his girls were from especially powerful breeds, yet they easily surpassed other D-Girls of the same generation. The "normal" tamers who treated their girls with the cold indifferent affection of useful disposable tools, constantly challenged Ulen''s father for his harem. If they ever won they would be severely disappointed in the girls performances as part of their disposable harem. He was beginning to understand what it cost his father to truly care for his girls that way. He to would have to send his own harem into life or death situations that he was to weak to face with them. Hoping they would all come back in one piece. The image of a bloody mangled lifeless Carrot sent a horrible spike of dread into his heart. It was a strange reversal of the old order of things when women waited at home for their men to return from danger. Unfortunately, he also understood those other tamers better and that made him feel a bottomless contempt for the cowards. Their D-Girls deserved better. The improved bond was Ulen''s answer to not being able to fight with his girls. With it he could have used his magic to help his girls even if he wasn''t there like he knew some magus did with their conventional familiars. He had always understood what his father went through each time he sent his harem on a mission, he just hadn''t felt the real anguish of it. Maybe those entities had understood it better. He should be able to cast spells through the bond, it was more than strong enough. So no matter what his girls would never face danger alone. Better still, he would face the danger right along with them, offering them his power to the dregs if that was what they needed. Anyone who tried to face them would pay an ugly price as a result of their bonds. Ulen noticed Carrot was asleep...on him. He was NOT a pillow! ''Ahhhhh'', *sigh*,''let her sleep.'', Ulen tried to get comfortable. Did she get heavier? Is she fat now? Carrot murmured in protest...in her sleep. Author''s Note: So, ya I''m so gonna get in trouble. I tried to stop I really did, but the voices, the voices, kept whispering new ideas into me, *sobs*, not letting me sleep.... (Multiple Voices) Weese hopes youss enjoyzz thaaaaahh czhaptrrrr! ....what was I saying ya need sleep, night! Chapter 16: The Ugly Duel, Part 1 ''Ahhhhh'', *sigh*,''let her sleep.'', Ulen tried to get comfortable. Did she get heavier? Is she fat now? Carrot murmured in protest...in her sleep. Giving her a one armed hug Ulen got more comfortable and went to sleep. Carrot woke. It was morning, she felt very comfortable. She didn''t want to get up. She put her head back down on Ulen''s chest and listened to his heart beat. His glow in the back of her mind felt stronger, much stronger than yesterday. She had slept on him, it couldn''t have been comfortable. He didn''t complain, well, not seriously. It was just another example of how much care he took of her. She couldn''t believe how close she had come to losing him. She felt her heart clench at the thought. How could he forgive her so easily? Again he had to comfort her, even though he had been an inch away from death he had worried about her first. What would happen when he bonded five more girls? If all six of them drew on the power would his heart give out? Maybe it would be better if he didn''t use that ritual bond again. Or did she just not want to share him? Two weeks, just two weeks, and he was already so much a part of her that she couldn''t live without him. ''Stop. Don''t think about it.'', Ulen sent to Carrot. Her worries had transmitted through the bond, waking him, as had her resolve to follow him wherever he went, even if it was into death. At least, she looked well rested. Her hair was sleep mussed and she needed a shower, but to him she looked gorgeous. Feeling her warmth, he really wanted to show her how much she meant to him. No, they needed to talk. ''We will just have to deal with whatever happens. I want this curse lifted. You and I are not enough to do that. We will need other girls to help us even if its just to survive. I can''t ask them to fight for me and not give them every advantage possible.'', Ulen tried to explain to Carrot. She slipped her arms around him and slid forward and kissed him. ''I know. I just...I don''t...sharing you is gonna be hard. And what if someone tries to take us, me away from you? I can''t live with that. I don''t ever want to have to let anyone else touch me.'', Carrot sent while kissing Ulen a little desperately. He responded to her by holding her tighter. He really had no absolute answer for her they couldn''t know what would happen in the future, but that was the reason for the bond. ''If another tamer challenges me for you. We will cheat. The bond should let me use magic through you. I will be there guarding your back and the power will let you match girls stronger than you. We just have to practice fighting together and making use of your ability. We have another six weeks before the tournament. If we train our asses off we should be able to match anything short of a tier fourth.'', Ulen reassured Carrot. He kept kissing her sliding his hand back and forth along her back to help her relax as he felt her tense. She tensed when he mentioned a tier fourth. He was being too ridiculous. Most first tier D-Girls could match ten ordinary humans, a tier second could take on 40 to 50 humans, a tier third could match 150 to 200 humans, but a tier fourth could annihilate an army by herself. Tier fifth and sixth could not even be measured they were just called goddess class. Any tamer who had a tier fourth would not be interested in a common Bunny Girl. ''I''m not worried about facing a fourth in a beginner tournament. Some of the tamers there will have more than one girl. Can we, I, win against more than one opponent?'', Carrot sent her real worry to Ulen refusing to let him relax her. She still kissed him though, telepathy has some very useful features. ''I''m still a newbie tamer with only one girl so they can''t make us fight multiple girls at once.'', Ulen sent to Carrot. She was worrying for no good reason. He tightened his hug and sucked on her bottom lip then caressed her tongue with his. She moaned a little and relaxed against her will. He really was a dirty rotten cheater! She wasn''t fooled though that rule only applied if he was challenged, if he was the one challenging they could use the whole harem. The chances of a tamer with the breed of girl Ulen was looking for challenging him for Carrot was unlikely to say the least. If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. Still, Carrot was feeling better and since they didn''t know how many chances they would have. They should get down to some more serious business! Carrot feeling a certain virtuous superiority quoted to herself. "Never do tomorrow who you can do, today!" (Wait! Do I need to put up a warning?!?)She scooted back on Ulen and eagerly reached into his sleeping suit pants with a naughty grin, rabbit ears rubbing together on her head. Ulen was startled at Carrot''s rapid mood switch. Seriously, this THIS SEX CRAZED WABBIT! As Carrot successfully captured her target and was more than pleased at how hard it was despite her lightning assault. Stroking Ulen''s pole she started pulling her pants down. ''Foreplay? What''s that?'', Ulen muttered to himself as he prepared to deliver as his weapon was already standing. Ulen with a martyred expression resigned himself to his fate.(Maybe not...) *Urrhmm* The tamer center''s infirmary doctor and the nurse, who was there when Carrot first brought Ulen, were standing just outside of the curtained area around Ulen''s bed. The doctor arched an eyebrow at Carrot as she seemed like she would continue despite the audience. So she didn''t want anyone else to touch her, but it was okay if they watched?! The nurse whose cheeks were a little red, had her eyes glued on the impressive weapon Carrot firmly held. She obviously didn''t mind if they continued. Carrot with a sullen expression reluctantly let Ulen go and made a half hearted attempt to pull her pants up. Ulen with a neutral look just awkwardly stuffed his still active weapon back into his sleeping suit pants. He sent Carrot a harsh mental command to cover her bare ass, only he was allowed to oogle it. Pleased at his possiveness Carrot pulled her pants all the way up and slid forward to give Ulen a dripping wet kiss. Horny impudent rabbit! To the now covered, but definitely not decent pair the doctor calmly proceeded to check Ulen''s vitals after shooing the horny rabbit off the bed. Carrot gave him a nasty look, but complied. "Well you seem to have recovered nicely Mr. Yeadon.", the doctor said after he finished examining Ulen. "Even your mana pool is filling much faster than I would have expected considering how low it was yesterday. I think we can go ahead and let you resume your tamer duties. Just nothing to, ahh, athletic, hmm?", the doctor said in a very professional tone. He might have seen more explicit activities working for a tamer center. "Thank you, doctor. I think it might be best if I finished my recovery in our suite.", Ulen calmly replied. Me? Fornicate my tail off in here? Of course not. Acting was definitely not Ulen''s strong point. "I think that will be fine Mr. Yeadon. And Ms. Alcott do give him plenty of light exercise.", the doctor deadpanned giving Carrot a wink. She grinned at him rabbit ears perked up and a naughty look for Ulen. The nurse dropped off Ulen''s clothes gave Carrot a thumbs up and closed the curtain so he could get changed. Ulen, with Carrot''s help, quickly got dressed. With a last fond look for the infirmary bed on which they had some very intense experiences. Carrot and Ulen left the infirmary to head back to their shared suite. Author''s Note: It was a long delay, but finally a chapter. I know, I know, its mostly filler, but I''m having a real hard time trying to get a handle on the new girl''s personality and how to integrate her smoothly into the dynamic of Carrot and Ulen. So far all my attempts were a little forced and awkward. So I''m just gonna go ahead and force it and see if I can smooth it out as I write.