Riku looked up at Dante and fianlly stood up. he walked upstairs and into the library he was in before. "Alright. I shall be sleeping by the fire.. I'll sleep in the bed tommarrow when my brother is with me.." He walked in and started a small fire in the fireplace. He laid on the floor. His arm outstreached and his head rested on his arm. His ears flopping down and his tail going limp. He looked into the fire, the warmth radiating and warming him. His gaze began to blur and he started to fall asleep. Dante's scent was all over him and Riku's heart skipped a beat. What was that?? He shrugged it off and opened his eyes again. he ywaned.

( Sorry. Friends and busyness. >.<' )

Dante crawled into bed with his mistress and settled down for the night. He didn't really want to think about earlier at the ring. As lon as Mia came over tomorrow to settle his little worries things would be okay. The fighting would be fine in a few weeks and maybe everyone would be settled down then from what happened tonight.

Dead asleep Mizuki managed to shift slightly somehow curling himself around the neko's tail. His ears twitched as he gripped the end of it tightly in his hands and beginning to nibble on the end of it in his sleep.

Riku's ear twitched but he ignored it. He yawned and curled up. HIs tail wrappinga round his body for any kind of warmth it supported. He yawned again and let his nails dig at the ground, leaving light scratch marks on teh wood?

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Kyin let out a yelp and he opened his eyes. He looked at Mizuki and sighed. "I see the mouse cant stop his biting habit?" He gently tried to pry Mizuki's hand off his tail.

(brian dead...)

Mizuki frowned in his sleep letting out a small squeek like whimper as he curled up further with his tail seeming to release it from his chewing. At the moment he was just satisfied with curling into the fluffyness of it instead of it being his chew toy.

(skip to next day please. ^.^ )

(alright)

The day shone brightly through the library window and it shone onto Riku's face. His ears perked up and his tail wiggled slightly. He opened his eyes and yawned. He stretched out and ;et the sun begin to warm him up. He grabbed the embers on the old fire that was burnign thru the night and gently began to put them out. He stood up, stretching again and walked out of the library. Not many slaves were awake and he didn't even smell breakfast. He walked down and noticed nobody cooking. He sighed and walked around the kitchen, grabbing many meats and tossing some that were no good, out. He sniffed through the spices and selected very few. He looked around the fridge for eggs. "Eggs... Darn eggs.."

Kyin opened his eyes. The sun didn't really hit him, since Mizuki's room was one of the back ones. He looked at the mouse, who was still curled up with his tail. He smiled and gently pet the mouse's ears and hair, wanting to gently wake him so he may take back his tail. He just noticed how cute the boy was when he slept. He tail his tail's end wag slightly. "How cute.."

(fresh eggs?? Is there a chicken coop or somehting?)

( There can be anything you want in the mansion. ^.^ )

Dante made his way down stairs wandering into the kitchen eyeing Riku and him making breakfast. "Ah I see your up before the cheif" he muttered stopping in his tracks watching the neko run around the kitchen looking for the eggs. "There's a coop out back, You could ask Mizuki to go fetch you some if you want to" He spoke going to the cofee maker to get him some morning coffee.

Mizuki's ears twitched lightly at the feeling of Kyin stroking them causing him to stir slightly. A small yawn like squeek came from him as he slowly opened his eyes glancing up at Kyin. "Morning" He slurred yawning again. Why was he so tired? A slight sigh came to him as he pushed himself int oa sitting position wrapping hi stail around himself focusing on Kyin. "Sleep okay?" he asked curiously.

Riku looked at Dante. "I can make you fresh ground if you wish.. And I'm only up because my older masters left whip marks on my brother if I was not preparing breakfast by the time they were awake." Riku shook his head again. "No need, Master Dante. I can fetch the eggs. Would you happen to have a basket or something I can carry them in? I rather gather as many as possible before I make breakfast. And your chef has not cleaned out many of the meats. Some were already bad.." He spotted a small bag with some fluff inside and he immedit frgrabbed it. "I shall return soon. If you want fre ground coffee, I will make it when I get back." Riku bowed his head and walked out to the chicken coop. He walked in and began to reach under some chickens and ghrabbing eggs. He grabbed as many as possible and walked out, already having peck marks on him. He walked inside.

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Kyin nodded. "ery comforable. But you bit me.. And that hurt. But you ended up curling up with my tail soon afterwards." He smiled and stretched. "What are our duties today?" He scratched his neck and his tags clinged against each other.

"Your place is not to make breakfast in my home" Dante spoke sighing lightly. He sat down at the counter and staired at the coffee maker waiting for Riku to return. He said he would make fresh ground when he came back in and he was going to let him do just that. "Hmmm" So the cheif hadn't been performing his daily duties? Well he'd have to get onto him later about that. Maybe toss him away and get a new cook.

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Mizuki's ears fell slightly when Kyin said he had bit him causing him to groan and plopping his head into a pillow. "I'm so sorry" He apologized, but it muffled a little bit. He lifted his head and frowned focusing on the neko. "I...bite in my sleep. I should have warned you. I'm soo sorry. That's one of the reasons i'm down here" he frowned straightening up. "And well....My job is to run around the house and do what others havn't done yet. Clean the bathrooms...do the other slaves laundry. And what ever the mistress asks for."

Riku returned from the chicken coop and put the eggs into the fridge. He opened the cabinets and grabbed the bag of unground coffee beans. He took out a spoon full and sniffed them. He placed them into a grinding bowl and grabbed the stone they used for grinding things. He placed a few more beans in and began to grind the beans into a rich powder that was finer than the softed sand. He looked at the powder and put it into a cup. "How hot do you want it?" His ears pulling back. He was still afraid of Dante. His aura, when they first met, was something he felt he could overcome, but then again. After what had happened the first day he was here, he was pretty afraid of what Dante may do. "I felt obligated to do as my tags say I do.. I'm a fighter, but I've also been tested as a cook.."

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Kyin gently pet Mizuki. "No, no. Don't worry about it." He smiled and gently patted the mouse's head. "Well, we should get out there. And you shouldn't stay here just because you bite or what not. You should at elast be closer to a few of us. I mean, my brother loves to make new friends and we have always been close to other slaves.. You should at least sleep in our room with us.." he smiled and stood up, stretching himself.

"It doesn't matter" Dante spoke refering to how hot he wanted his coffee. He really didn't care but he perked up listening to what his slave had to say. "Well if you want you can be my new cheif. I might have to sell the other to the arena if he isn't paying attention to his duties around here" He frowned looking out the window.

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Mizuki perked up before shaking his head. "Oh no no. I"m fine. I would only cause trouble in your guys's room. He frowned actually shifting so he slipped off the bed and stood up. "SHould we start on the chores today? I don't want to get too far behind" He smiled tilting his head a litle bit allowing his tail to sway behind him slowly.

Riku looke dat Dante. "Ah, no.. I don't want to take the job away from another slave. The arena doesn't seem like a nice place to live at all.." He looked back to the coffee and filled the cup with some hot water. He sniffed the mixture and then stirred it. "Do you like sugar and cream in it?" He looked at Dante and his tail wrapped around his leg. He slightly trembled when he though of what had just happened. He was foolish to walk away from Dante when many masters looked for a slave with a red collar just to be cruel to them and to break them. Riku's ears pulled down, intoa droop. "I'm sorry sir, I accept the job as the chef... I don't have the option to say no to you.."

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Kyin nodded. "Your smile is adorable.. And let's start up those chores. I would hate to be behind as well." He stood up and strtched himself one last time before he adjusted his s=clothing. "well, what are our chores right now?"