“So you have no name eh? I find that kinda cute. Maybe if I’m lucky Philip will ask for my input on a new name for you.” Ino was all smiles as she turned the water on for the bath and started filling the tub. “I think you will really like it here. I know you are still a bit scares but don’t worry, no one here would ever hurt you. Especially being under Philip’s protection. He is the master around here, no one would dare think of disobeying him ever.” Ino was stepping out of her blue jeans and taking her white blouse off as she was talking.

“Ummm…..what are you doing? I thought I was the one taking the bath.” The girl asked as she blushed.

“Oh well of course you’re the one taking the bath, now start taking your clothes off the bath is almost full.” Ino said as she started to turn the taps off and checked the steaming water with her fingers.

“You want me to what? I’m sorry but I bath alone.” The girl replied as she took a step back.

“Awww…you’re no fun. You are such a beautiful young girl, no wonder the master wanted you. Though there are things here about the master and about us that you should know. Please let me help you clean yourself.” Ino crawled towards the girl on the cool tile floor with the grace that only a cat could possess. “I told you we would never do anything to hurt you. I just want to get to know you better.” Ino breathed as she brushed the girl’s foot and started making her way up the girl’s leg. The sensation was something the girl had never felt before. A sigh escaped her lips as she felt Ino’s breath on her legs.

“Please let me serve you.” A purr slid from Ino's throat as she rubbed her cheek against the girl’s knee. As the girl looked down she met the brightest green eyes she had ever seen. They were cat eyes and they looked so strange on a human face. Those eyes brought the girl back to her senses and her fear came roaring back.

“What the hell are you?!” The girl exclaimed as she stumbled backwards.

“Do not be afraid please. I just want to please you, to make you feel more at home with us.”

“I don’t need this much comfort at the moment now please leave or I will never speak to you ever again.” The girls words were harsh and her eyes cold as she watched the hurt in Ino’s eyes.

“Very well…” Ino sighed and picked up her clothes as she walked out the door and left the girl to bathe on her own.

The two boys were waiting down the hall. “She didn’t go for it Ino?” Matt asked

“Awww poor Ino shot down again.” Ryan teased.

“Shut up you too. I’ll get her in my bed…you’ll see.” Ino left with a huff to her own bedroom to get dressed.

“Guess you owe me $10 Matt.” Ryan said with a big grin on his face as Matt fished a bill from his jeans pocket.

“I’ll win next time.” Matt grumbled.

“Sure you will.” Ryan laughed as he walked back to the kitchen.

The girl sat in the bath and scrubbed herbal shampoo through her hair. ‘Did I really see those strange cat eyes on Ido? What kind of girl is she anyway? She was really strange wanting to take a bath with me…though maybe that is something normal people do. I’ve been away from the civilized world for so long I don’t even remember what it looks like. I hope I have not offended anyone by kicking Ido out of the bath. Some part of me still feels like I should leave, but the other half of me really wants me to stay.’ The girl was thinking to herself. She sighed and leaned back in the water so she could rinse the soap from her hair. She grabbed the shower accessory and started rinsing her hair. The tub was cool on her back as she leaned into it; it was a sharp contrast from the water and made her shiver.

“No I have to stay. To better myself and to prove to my family that I can do this!”

“What do you have to prove?” Aniya asked as she brought in a fresh set of fluffy white towels. The girl jumped in surprise as a scream escaped her lips. She instantly ducked lower into the soapy water to better hide herself. Aniya laughed. “You don’t have to be shy. It’s not like I’m some peeping Matt.”

“Peeping Matt? Isn’t the phrase ‘Peeping Tom’?”

“Not when you have Matt around.” Aniya gave the bathroom door a kick and heard a grunt from the other side as the door hit Matt in the face. “Serves you right Matt. Now go do something a little more productive.”

They heard the shuffle of clothing and the tap of quickly fading footsteps. When Aniya was sure Matt was gone she turned back to the girl with a big smile on her face.

“Wow Aniya how did you know he was there?”

“I have good hearing; I could hear his breathing on the other side of the door. Now let’s get you clean and dressed before you shrivel up into a prune.”

The girl let Aniya finish rinsing her hair and scrubbed her back before the girl was pronounced clean and wrapped in a soft warn towel. Aniya then marched her back to the room she had started in to dress her. There were many different styles of clothing to choose from that it was hard for the girl to pick out what to wear so she let Aniya pick for her. After she was done dressing she was clad in a short black skirt with thigh socks and a white blouse that effectively showed off her breasts. To finish Aniya fastened a black choker with a red jewel hanging from it around the girl’s neck and combed out the girl’s long dark hair.

“I can see why the master has chosen you. You are a very beautiful young woman.”

“No….I’ve never been beautiful to anyone.”

“Take a look at yourself, you are beautiful” Aniya lead the girl to the full body length mirror in the room for the girl to look at herself. The girl gasped as she saw what was staring back at her. The dark hair that framed her face and the pale skin brought out the fierce blue of her eyes and the soft pink of her full lips. How long had it been since she had seen herself in a mirror? How long since she had been clean and wearing nice clothes? She could not remember, or was it more that she did not want to remember.

“Aniya?”

“Hm?”

“What is Ino?”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean when she got my bath ready she was acting really strange. She crawled across the floor and I saw her eyes turn a really bright green like cats eyes.” Aniya’s eyes grew wide as the girl finished the story about what had happened earlier.

“Well you see Ino likes girls rather than guys, and you must know this, not everything is as it seems. You have been invited into a world not many people have seen. Most people fear what they do not know and as such they fear us. Though it is not my place to tell you the truth of our family, but do not worry all will be revealed to you soon. Now come and let me show you around.” Aniya took the girl’s hand and lead her out the door and down the hall that was now becoming a familiar sight to her.