Mittens has Class Ch. 21

Mittens Has Class

Chapter 21 - Never Feed a Cat You Don't Plan to Keep Around

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Sitting in the back seat of the Pontiac, Mittens glanced out the window at the scenery going by, feeling unsettled. As much as she'd fretted about her impulsive decision to invite Valli with them to the play party, her absence in the car with them felt far worse. She couldn't shake the feeling that something very bad might happen that night, something that she would feel partially responsible for. And all because she'd spoken before thinking... twice.

When they'd gotten together Wednesday evening to roam around town for a bit, she'd tried to once again explain why it was that she wanted Valli to be patient and follow their lead at the party. As much as she had her friend's best interests in heart, she felt guilty that they'd essentially forgotten about her, creating the issue to begin with. During her explanations, she'd off-handedly mentioned the point regarding the community's protocol and expectation that, with her being a newcomer, they would be liable for anything she did.

She'd seen something in Valli's face tighten a little as soon as it had come out of her mouth, but she'd not been sure just how her friend had taken the comment. Despite that, Valli had seemed to come to an acceptance with things, though she'd also changed the subject shortly after, not wanting to keep rehashing it. The evening had gone quite well afterwards, the three of them having fun together as they explored different places in Cartersville. Valli had even returned more to her usual affable disposition and they'd parted laughing and positive.

Friday, however, she'd surprised Mittens with the news that she would not be attending the party as their guest, but would still be at the Playhouse on Saturday. Valli framed it as her not wanting them to have to feel obligated to be responsible for her, so she'd managed to find someone else who she could come with as their guest, making her their responsibility. She'd find them at the Playhouse once they arrived and still let them introduce her to people and help her explore, but now they wouldn't have any expectations on them about it.

Of course, Mittens still fully intended to make sure her friend didn't get in over her head. She was certain that Valli had made the change to things out of an intent to be able to more freely pursue any possible opportunities to lose her virginity. Worse, she felt pretty sure she knew exactly who it was that she'd asked to bring her. There was really only one person she really knew well enough who had access to the Playhouse: Sally. And Sally wasn't someone Mittens trusted to best look after Valli's interests or safety.

She couldn't shake the image of Valli's older sister standing in their front drive and looking scared that this weird cat-girl was going to get her little sister into trouble. She'd told Robin that her sister would be safe with her. That she wouldn't be a bad influence. In the end, she'd missed her chance to be any kind of an influence and now Valli was in real danger of being thrown into a situation she couldn't handle.

She felt Chloe's hand take ahold of her paw and give it a squeeze through the padding. Looking over, she found her beloved soul-mate staring at her with knowing eyes and a supportive smile. "Thinking about Valli?" She asked softly, though the question didn't really need an answer, as obvious as it was. "She'll be okay, you know. It's just a play party and there will be plenty of people there who know her and will be willing to help you keep an eye on her. Papabear and Butterfly will be there and they already know who she is. Mistress is one of the first people Master plans to introduce her to, so I know she'll also make sure that she doesn't get pulled into anything she shouldn't."

Mittens nodded with a sigh. "Yeah, I know. I know I'm making a LOT more outta this than it is. I just feel like..." She paused, trying to best find the words. "I told her I would help her come out of that dorky little shell, safely and with guidance. I just feel like I let her down. Somewhere along the way, I convinced myself that Krystal needed my attention much more."

She paused again, frowning, then shook her head. "Actually, no. That's not even right. I still made the time to help some random girl from my botany class work through something, but never even thought again about Valli having asked for help."

Chloe gave her a paw another squeeze. "You're still being too hard on yourself, kitty. Krystal and your classmate weren't just frustrated over being a virgin, they needed real emotional help. It makes sense you would prioritize them."

They both looked towards Krystal up in the front seat, looking both anxious and excited for the evening to come, clutching her overcoat together nervously. Beneath it, she was wearing her green and purple cat costuming, with a pair of shiny green panties that had the tail pinned to it and a sheer-mesh green top with nothing beneath it. While she was still fighting her shyness, the Krystal of just a few weeks ago would never have had the courage to walk into a house full of strangers with so much of her body exposed.

It made Mittens smile to see her showing so much confidence in her body and being so free. While she still had put on her usual mask of make-up, with a few extra details added for the occasion, it was feeling less and less like her way of hiding and more like just her way of expressing herself. Just as Mittens made herself into a cat, Krystal made herself into something kind of ethereal and beautiful. It was just one of the many, many things that she'd come to love about her.

"Maybe that's true." Mittens admitted softly. "But now, Valli really does need help. And she needs it because I wasn't there for her."

Chloe reached over and turned Mittens' face towards her. "She's a teenage girl who thinks she knows what she's doing." Chloe said firmly. "It's not like she had no friends, like Krystal, or really horrible ones, like that Tiffany girl. It's not your responsibility or your fault. You didn't abandon her, just got distracted by much more significant things. You're trying to be there for her now, but she is the one who is being a brat because she doesn't want to be safe."

Mittens smiled at Chloe a moment, then leaned in and gave her a tender kiss on the lips. "I love you so much." She said gratefully. "Thank you for that. Even if it didn't really help." She cracked a grin and giggled.

Chloe rolled her eyes comically, but returned the smile. "Well, I tried, I guess." She said wryly.

Mittens gave her hand a squeeze. "You's how I knows I'll makes it through it all." She leaned against her sister-submissive, taking comfort from simply from the feel of her. "Thank you fer jus' bein'."

"Anytime." Chloe replied back affectionately, leaning into her as well.

She spent the rest of the car ride just letting herself be in that moment, enjoying the feel of the woman she loved most in the world nestled against her, fortifying her for the night to come. When they finally came up to the Playhouse, her attention was caught by Krystal's reaction to it. The massive three and a half story place had a way of surprising people the first time. What surprised people wasn't just the size, but that it otherwise just looked like a great big house, completely unremarkable on this side. While it was well maintained, freshly repainted every three years, lawn service keeping the yards always trimmed, everything on the outside was plain and mundane.

Inside, it was elaborately decorated and brightly colorful. It looked like some other world of carnal pleasures. The first floor was meant for general use by anyone, the basement level for spectacle performances by those whose skills were above the pale. The second floor was also generally open for use by guests, but was more intended as private spaces, some with beds, where people could disappear to have sex, have play that was just for them, or even just bunk down for the night, should they need the rest.

The third floor was set up like a personal apartment for Mistress Victoria, as she would sometimes stay there when she wasn't needed in the city. Only those invited to come into her lair were allowed to enter. Mittens herself had only been up there a small handful of times. The only other person who had leave to go up there without needing her permission first was a man named Louis, who acted as a kind of caretaker of the place when she wasn't able to be in Zucker's Mill for a long time.

Krystal was practically plastered to the car window as they pulled into the length of canopied driveway that ran along the side, seeming even further amazed by just how long the building was. Mittens couldn't keep from giggling at how amazed the girl looked at something that was otherwise seemingly ordinary. At the rear was a huge backyard that people could park in. There was already a number of other cars there, Master navigating to an empty space between a heavily decaled minivan and a battered hatchback.

"You ready for this?" Master asked Krystal as he turned off the car. "It's okay if you need a minute."

Krystal looked over at him with an uncertain smile, but nodded. "I am absolutely NOT ready for this, but I'm doing it anyway." She gave an unsteady chuckle, before looking back at Chloe and Mittens. "Just don't leave me alone anywhere, please."

Mittens laughed, leaning forward and putting a paw on her shoulder. "We promises ta keep on ya like glue."

"Okay." Krystal breathed out. "Time to get walked."

They exited the car, all three women shedding their large coats and tossing them into the back before closing the doors. The coats were only necessary for if they needed to stop along the way for some reason, given that none of the three of them were appropriately dressed for anywhere other than here. In Mittens' case, she was effectively completely naked.

Chloe and Krystal were both currently covered below the waist, but had their breasts exposed. Likely, Chloe's skirt wouldn't remain on past the door and she had nothing on beneath it. While they each had a change of clothes that would pass vanilla sensibilities in one of the bags, all three girls fully expected to spend most of their night in full view of everyone.

Master opened the trunk of the blue Pontiac and extracted the two bags, one a toy bag full of scene items and the other one reserved for needful things like first aid, blankets, and the changes of clothes. He had the three submissives stand before him and attached leads to each of the collars, kissing them each in turn.

"Slave, you grab the play-case." He said, shouldering the sundries one himself. "One last question, for my two kitties. How should I be introducing Krystal? For starters, this is how most people will remember her, for second, I want to make sure I'm identifying her in a way that's going to be comfortable for the both of you."

Krystal looked at him quizzically. "What do you mean?"

"While you may be in my collar, your relationship is more with Mittens than me." Master explained. "At least, for now. Do you and Mittens want me to refer to you as being her partner or as being my 'new' submissive or pet?" He looked to Mittens. "I want your honest thoughts on this too."

Mittens looked to Krystal, smiling. "I think everyone here knows that my hope is that Krystal becomes our official fourth, when she's ready. I have zero issues with her being 'your submissive' in the community, since that's what she would become, if that happens."

Krystal looked at her, smiling a little. "I think I agree with that. All of that." She looked back to Master. "Assuming you and Chloe are open to that."

Chloe smiled warmly. "You'd get no opposition from me."

"Then I'm going to identify you as being my new pet and submissive." Master said, reaching out to caress her face. "And when you're ready to have the talk, we'll all sit down together and discuss making you officially part of our primary dynamic."

Krystal radiated an aura of joy at that. "I think... maybe soon. I've been very happy with you all. I never would have believed this would be the kind of relationship I would find myself in, but... I've kinda fallen for all of you."

"We've 'kinda fallen' for you too." Chloe said with a giggle. "It's not just Mittens who has come to really care about you."

Krystal looked at her with a deeply touched expression. "Really?"

"Really." Master confirmed. "We love you, Krystal. No matter what you decide or what role you take with us. You have a place with us."

A welling of tears swelled up in Krystal's eyes and leapt forward, throwing her arms around Master a moment, before extending an arm to invite Chloe and Mittens into the embrace. "Thank you for finding me." She said with a happy sniff.

"You was kinda hard ta miss." Mittens giggled a little wetly, her own eyes misting up with emotion.

They held the hug for a moment more, then finally broke the embrace and got themselves arranged for their grand entrance. And grand it definitely was. Walking in with three girls on leashes, two of which were dressed as cats, certainly grabbed everyone's attention. It took only moments before people they knew were already coming over to meet the new addition to their group. Krystal maintained a generally shy manner, looking as though she wanted to run back to the car and grab that large coat every time someone new came up. Despite that, she seemed to be enjoying meeting each person and was soaking up the abundant compliments she got.

"Damn it, Brooksend, why are you hogging all the beautiful girls?" Captain Roy, one of Master's Dominant friends, said as he came over. "You have three now?!"

"This one was a stray that I found milling in the yard." Master said smoothly, petting Krystal's hair. "You know how it is when you feed a stray cat, they eventually decide they don't want to leave." He gave Krystal a playful wink.

"Merr-ow." Krystal purred, nuzzling into the head scratch.

"So, another cat-girl, huh." Roy looked towards Mittens. "I guess you're starting a movement." He joked.

"She's only playing cat for tonight." Master said, giving Krystal a kiss on the cheek. "But she is my new submissive and a new part of our family."

Captain Roy sighed with a laugh and shook his head. "I can't keep even one submissive and you're up to three. Someday, you have GOT to give me some pointers."

"Viagra." Master said without missing a beat, giving a playfully exhausted grimace.

They spent a good twenty minutes in the main social area, introducing Krystal to various people they knew. All the while, Mittens kept an eye out for Valli or Sally, whom she was certain would be who had brought her. She was also keeping an eye out for Mistress Victoria, but she'd apparently been embroiled in a scene in the basement area for the last half hour.

Krystal became a little more relaxed among the crowd of strangers, growing less self-conscious of her half-naked body. However, she never let go of Mittens' paw, gripping it tightly in her own be-pawed hand. She seemed to be drawing strength of the contact and it made Mittens worry a little how she would fair if she needed to go find Valli. However, her answer to that came when Krystal herself drew her attention across the room to where their friend was entering.

"Looks like you were right." Krystal said to her, nodding towards Sally coming in with her.

However, it was the third person that came in that really caught Mittens' attention. It was August. Her hair was a lot longer than the last time she'd seen her, but there was little mistaking the woman. Mittens wasn't sure if this was a turn for the better or the worse. For all the issues with August regarding what happened between her and Chloe, at one time she'd quite liked her. They had introduced her to the lifestyle, though she'd found herself as a Domme on her own.

In the end, she'd managed to establish herself as a competent and responsible member of the Carterville fetish community over the last year and had never caused any real drama since that day, over a year ago, when she had slapped Chloe in their garage. She'd fallen in love with the amazing slave and had eventually grown bitter over the fact that Chloe hadn't been able to return the feelings. It culminated in a heated exchange and the slap.

She and Chloe had mended some of the fences a few weeks later, but they'd not really spoken much since, things still a little raw between them. Regardless, Mittens had to admit to herself that it was probably a good thing that August was with them. She'd proven to be very protective of people in her care, so that probably meant that she would be more apt to keep Valli away from anyone potentially harmful.

"You should go." Krystal said to her, pulling her from the thoughts. "I'll be okay."

Mittens considered her a moment, then nodded, looking to Master. "Master, I see Valli, may I be allowed to go speak to her?"

Master turned to look over to the entrance, his expression showing that he caught sight of August as well. "You may. Let them know they are all welcome to come join us, if they want." He looked over to Chloe, catching her attention with his eyes and then leading her gaze over to the trio as well. Chloe's response at seeing August was far more positive, a bright smile cresting her face.

"I didn't know Valli knew August." She said with a laugh. "When did that happen?"

"My guess is that Sally introduced them." Mittens ventured. "Probably roped her into playing Domme for them. Which is good news, I guess."

Chloe nodded. "I think that is very good news, actually. Sally can be irresponsible, but August takes all this pretty seriously. She'll probably be even more careful with Valli than we would."

Mittens wasn't quite so sure of that, on general principal of her own desire to protect her friend. Still, she inwardly decided that August's involvement here was definitely for the better. Padding over through the crowd, she managed to catch up to them just as they were finishing talking to someone else. "Hiya!" She chirped, bouncing a little on her paws.

"Hey there, kitty-cat!" August said with a laugh. "You're looking cute as ever."

"Thanky!" Mittens responded with a toothy grin. "We're all over here, if you want to come say hi to Chloe and Master. You can meet Krystal too."

August looked over at them and nodded. "I'd love to. Valli was telling me about your new addition on the way here." She turned to look at her and Sally. "I'm going to go mingle. Let me know if you're going to be needing a ride home again."

"'Kay!" Sally bubbled, before looking to Mittens. "Tell Chloe I said 'hi' and give her kisses for me. We'll catch up with you soon. We need to find someone here first." She grabbed a hold of Valli's hand and the two of them disappeared into the crowd, leaving behind a confused cat-girl.

She turned suddenly to August. "Wait, they aren't 'with you' tonight?"

August looked after them a moment, looking a bit confused herself. "No, they just needed a ride. Why?"

Mittens' mouth fell open. "I... I thought you... Oh crap."

August raised an eyebrow. "Is something wrong?"

Mittens sighed, frowning and hanging her head. "Valli was supposed to come here with us. However, she didn't want...." She sighed. "Let's go over to the others and I'll explain there."

Rejoining Master, Krystal, and Chloe, Mittens grimaced as she reported. "Turns out August were jus' playing 'Uber' for them. Sally said something about 'needing to find someone', so I think she's already lined up someone to play with Valli."

August was still looking puzzled, but drifted over to Chloe. "Hi beautiful." She glanced towards Master. "Okay if I give your slave a hug and kiss?"

"I think she'd like that." Master replied graciously. "She was pretty happy to see you here."

"Very much." Chloe agreed, pulling August into a warm embrace. "Been a while since I last even saw you, much less got to really talk with you."

August gave her a kiss on the cheek. "I've been trying to give you your space. I have missed you though."

"I've missed you too." Chloe admitted, returning the kiss to one of August's cheeks. However, she quickly detached herself and turned to look towards Krystal. "This is Mittens' new girlfriend." She said, obviously trying to change the subject.

Apparently, August was more than happy to let the subject shift. "Krystal, right?" August asked, extending a hand in greeting. "Valli was telling me about you, actually. I have to say, I love the make-up."

"Thank you, ma'am." Krystal replied shyly. "I like your look too."

August's face sported its own intricate design of make-up, long thorny vines curling down the sides of her face. Her outfit was all black leather, form-fitted in the torso with a fringe-like skirt about her hips. High-heeled boots that laced up her thighs added a very nice touch to the whole thing. August had always had a flair for more alternative clothing and style even before she'd gotten into the lifestyle.

"So, what's the deal with Valli?" August asked, looking to Mittens in particular.

Mittens sighed. "I met her around the same time I met Krystal and introduced them both to our lifestyle together. Valli wasn't so much interested in the dynamics as she was just really excited about the sexual aspects. She's always been kind of sheltered by her family and is wanting to get out of her shell. I told her I'd help her explore, but then me and Krystal sort of... happened..."

August gave her an amused grin. "Yeah, I've heard a version of this already, from Valli's side. She seemed more just disappointed than really hurt, if that makes you feel any better."

"Not really." Mittens replied with a frown. "Though it does prove what I was worried about. Anywho, I realized that she'd been accidently left by the wayside for a couple weeks due to... a lot of different things, and was trying to compensate by inviting her to come with us to the play party tonight. However, she was seeing all this as more like... an orgy, I guess."

August gave a chuckle. "I mean, she's not that far off. A lot of sex does happen here."

"True, but not like she's imagining." Mittens retorted, but paused, considering. "Well, actually, that does happen too, but I don't want her first--"

August held up a hand to stop her. "I think I get what you're trying to say, but I think you may be butting in more than you need to. She seems like a pretty smart girl and it is her life. I don't think you need to be playing baby-sitter for her."

"We're just not wanting her to get hurt." Krystal said, chewing a little at one corner of her lower lip. "But I think she's taking it as us being overprotective."

August nodded. "Yeah, I think she does kind of see it like that, from some things she's said. And, maybe you are." She gave Mittens a meaningful look. "It's not like she's at some skeezy bar tonight. Maybe not everyone here are perfect angels, but I don't think Victoria would let anyone who was really dangerous in the door. Is it really your place to tell her what she can and can't do?"

Mittens frowned at her. "She's my friend and she asked for my help in guiding her. I just... I feel responsible for making sure she doesn't get in over her head."

August looked around at the throngs of half-dressed BDSM-lifestylers milling around them. "Too late, kitty-cat. She's kind of in the deep end." She laughed.

Master put a hand on Mittens' shoulder. "I feel the same desire to protect her, but August is right, you really can't force her, Mittens. If she's determined to lose her virginity, she might well be safer looking for that here than she would somewhere else. Most of the people here are hyperaware of safety and consent. The best we can do is try to keep an eye on her tonight and steer her away from anyone that might not have her better interests at heart."

Mittens sagged, feeling a powerful and overwhelming sense of frustration. She knew they were right, but that didn't make it any easier. "Do you know, at least, who this person they went to go find is?" She asked August, feeling an ambiguous worry that she wasn't going to like the answer.

"I'm assuming it's whomever Sally has been bratting for lately." August replied with a vague shrug. "I know she'd recently hooked up with some guy that she began doing scenes with, so I'm guessing he's here tonight."

The sense of frustration and worry got worse. Mittens looked around, hoping that maybe she could still see them somewhere in the room, but they didn't appear to be there anymore. They'd likely went off down the hall to check rooms. "And you don't know anything about the guy?" She asked fretfully, her mind weirdly conjuring up an image of the pair of them rendezvousing with Alvin somehow.

"Not really." August said glancing around herself. "I only barely know she's been seeing someone lately. I'm not sure it's particularly serious, just her current 'flavor of the month', I think."

That didn't particularly make Mittens feel any better. That bizarre image of it turning out to be Alvin, or even Clay, sharpened in her brain, but she mentally shooed it away. The two bozos didn't have enough cleverness to pull something like that off. At least, not intentionally.

"We'll just have to keep an eye out for them." Master said, leaning over and planting a kiss on Mittens' head. "It will be okay, my pet. Let's go introduce Krystal to some more people." He looked to August. "Are you meeting up with anyone or would you like to walk around with us?"

August looked at Mittens a moment, considering her. "I really only came tonight because Sally needed me to play limo-driver. I was going to just mingle a bit and then cruise, but I'm going to go see if I can find Sally and Valli, help keep kitty-cat's head from exploding with worry."

"I'd appreciate that." Mittens said, feeling a little relief return back to her body. "Very much. Thank you, August."

"I'm a little curious about this new guy anyway." August replied with a shrug. "I'll let you know that she's okay."

Mittens smiled at her, honestly grateful. "It means a lot."

August gave her a hug, then a much more meaningful one to Chloe, and disappeared away into the crowd. As she vanished, Mittens considered the woman and found herself remembering how much she'd once really liked her. Despite what had happened, August was still a good person, in the end. It was time she forgave her for the whole debacle of a year ago.

"Okay." She said turning back to her family. "Backs ta showin' off Krystal."

"The timing seems to be perfect too." Master said with a grin, looking over to where Mistress Victoria was exiting from the hall into the social area. "Time to meet the Lady of the House, Krystal. I think she's going to like you." He waved to get the Domme's attention.

Mittens grinned at the look on Krystal's face as she saw Mistress Vic. Most people got much the same look when they first saw her at a play party. As usual, she was dressed impressively, with a black sheer blouse over a lacey shelf-bra that showcased her amazing breasts, a pair of crotchless pin-stripe black slacks presenting her well-trimmed pubic thatch, and a pair of seven-inch stiletto heels. Her vibrant red hair was a bit wild, likely due to having just concluded a play session with someone.

She strode over to them, her sharp green eyes taking in Krystal immediately. "I'm starting to get jealous of you snatching up all the interesting girls, Brooksend." She said teasingly. "So, you are the legendary 'Krystal'. Don't look so surprised, I've heard quite a bit about you already from all three of these people."

Krystal looked around at them all. "Really?"

Mistress Victoria snickered. "Cute that you look more surprised that people brag on you than that I already knew who you were." She reached out and gently guided Krystal's face back towards her with a scarlet-nailed fingertip. "And brag on you they have, dear. I've been very interested to finally meet you."

"M-me?" Krystal looked suddenly very nervous with this Domme's full attention on her. Mistress Victoria projected a powerful aura of menace at the most causal of times, but she had her full Dominance going full blast at the moment.

"Kneel and show me your respect."

Krystal was on her knees before she even realized she'd done it. It seemed to amuse her a little. However, it also seemed to set her a little more at ease and she further lowered herself down and gave the toe of each of Mistress Victoria's shoes a kiss. "I am honored to kneel before you, Mistress Victoria." She said between the two kisses.

Mittens grinned at Victoria, who looked at Master with an expression of envy. "You always find such well-heeled submissives, James. I really am jealous, you know."

"Well, Mittens is who found this one." Master replied, gesturing to his pet cat. "So, I have two pet cats now."

Mistress Vic gave her fingers a crisp snap. "Stand." She said even more crisply.

Again, Krystal complied before even thinking about it. She returned back to her feet, paws at her side and projecting her ample chest forward, as if assuming it was about to be inspected. Mistress Victoria didn't seem to miss that detail and, with a very quick look towards Master that most would have missed, getting his silent approval, she boldly took hold of Krystal's breasts.

Krystal inhaled suddenly in surprise, but didn't pull back. Her perpetual blush did seem to deepen a little though. She looked down to watch as Mistress Victoria gently caressed her breasts through the thin mesh of the shirt. Despite her initial surprise, she seemed to be actually enjoying it.

"You have very nice assets, my dear." Mistress Vic said admiringly. "Do you enjoy having them played?"

Krystal chewed a lip for a second before answering. "Um... not in a rough way. I'm actually kind of a tenderfoot when it comes to anything painful. Master Brooksend says I do give very good tit-jobs with them though."

Master grinned. "She really does."

"I might like to see that." Mistress Vic said, reaching up to caress the side of Krystal's face. "You look like you'd be very fun to watch orgasm. Maybe even more fun to bring to orgasm."

Krystal's blush grew close to nuclear level, but she looked rather flattered by the comment. "Master Brooksend says I am a very energetic cummer, just like Mittens. We're both pretty vocal."

Mistress looked towards Mittens inquiringly. "Oh really?"

Mittens beamed. "We's both yowlers." She confirmed. "An' Krystal sometimes squirts."

"OH REALLY?!" Mistress Vic replied looking back at Krystal with even more interest.

Krystal gave a sheepish grin. "Kinda a lot, actually..." She muttered.

"I wanna see." Mistress Victoria said in an absolutely greedy tone.

"Maybe later." Master laughed. "I'm not sure if Krystal is fully ready to be fucked in public yet. We're just going to do some mild play with her tonight, but mostly this is just her meeting people and getting comfortable."

"If that's okay, Mistress." Krystal added timidly.

Mistress Victoria smiled warmly at her. "Absolutely, sweetheart. I'm just having fun with you. I would enjoy playing you at some future point though."

Krystal smiled. "I'd enjoy that, Mistress." She looked at Master, as if to confirm that was okay. He, of course, gave her a nod. He and Victoria tended to share a lot of things. In fact, he was the only man she actually shared a bed with in a meaningful way. She played Domme to plenty of men, but never had actual sex with any of them. She considered herself a strict lesbian who just enjoyed torturing men, but Master was her one exception.

"Well, I'm going to leave you to getting her to a room then, James." Mistress said with a laugh.

"Before you run off." Mittens interjected quickly. "We have another friend here tonight that we were going to introduce you to, but she's somewhere running around right now."

"This would be 'Valli', right?" Mistress asked, but it was obvious she already knew the answer. "I actually met her already. Sally introduced us and she mentioned she was your friend. She seemed pretty enthusiastic."

Mittens gave a nod. "Yeah, that's what I'm worried about..."

Mistress Victoria raised an eyebrow. "Is there a problem?"

"She was initially going to come with us." Master said, stepping in. "Mittens was who she'd asked to help her get into a more sexual arena. However, some things got a little twisted and now we're worried that she's venturing off without a reliable guide."

"Yeah, I wouldn't call Sally someone who is the best person to have a mentor." Mistress said wryly. "She tends to be a bit careless with her own safety sometimes, much less that of someone else."

Mittens frowned. "Yeah. That's kinda ma own worry."

Mistress Vic nodded. "I'll make sure to help keep a bit of an eye on her, kitty."

Mittens sighed out a breath of honest relief. If there was anyone she trusted as much as her own Master to keep someone safe, it was Victoria. Possibly even more so, here in the Playhouse. In this place, she was the goddess and queen of all she surveyed. She'd not only protect Valli for her sake, but for the sake of the whole establishment.

"Now go enjoy yourselves." Mistress Victoria said to them, waving them towards the hall, down which lay numerous playrooms and revelers. Though to Mittens, somewhere down that hall was her friend and she couldn't shake the feeling that, despite all the people keeping an eye on her, trouble was on the horizon.