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While she got out of the car, he'd been wondering why he felt a bit out of sorts. Why it felt like he'd forgotten something, and then she asked his name. A small flush of red spread across his cheeks, his name. He'd forgotten to give her his name. Clearing his throat, ridding his face of his momentary embarrasment. "R-rio, Rio Ayame Treise." Shutting the door, Rio walked ahead to the door, motioning for Aria to follow. He continued speaking, "And, well, you will be keeping me company here. Most of the servants here are rather intimidated by me, and don't provide too much conversation."Again, he couldn't really blame them, he wasn't always much of a conversationalist. Then again, there were reasons he was the way he was. "You can pretty much do what you want while you are here, but there are a few rules you will have to keep to." Once inside, he would show her around, and brief her on those rules.




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Aria smiled slightly after seeing him blush after he realized that he hadn't told her his name. " Rio Ayame Treise, nice to meet you." She said as she followed him to the front door of the house."Alright, and what are those rules Mr. Treise?" She asked as she wasn't sure how he wanted her to address him.Hope that while keeping him company doesn't includes sleeping with him right off the bat as I had enough of the guards fondling me back at the slave shop to last me a lifetime.Aria thought as she the wind blow some of her long hair into her face while hiding half of her face from him as she shivered at the memory of the guards fondling her at different times.






Rio visibly flinched, hearing her say 'Mr.Treise.' That, or 'Master' were how his father was addressed. Having anything in relation to him made Rio's stomach churn. "Never call me that." Realizing his tone might've been harsher then he meant it, Rio went back to the low tone he'd spoken with before. "Rio or Aya is fine, never 'master' or 'Mr.Treise.' That is the first rule." He opened the front door, and once Aria was inside, he shut it. Rio had seen her shiver and figured it was because the wind had been blowing. But now they were inside. He hadn't bothered looking for any of the servants, figuring they were all probably busy with their usual things. Turning back to Aria, he continued, "The second rule. Never, under any circumstances are you to set foot in my room. If that is where I am, and you need me for any reason, let one of the servants know. They will come get me, understand?" His room was where he was able to be himself, let his wings out, stop hiding. Though, he didn't want her to see him as he was, in case it made her hate him. But, most of the servants had been there for years, and already knew what he looked like when he wasn't hiding things.




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She saw him flinch after she called him Mr.Treise. I already broke one of the rules before he could tell me. Her ears folded over slightly as she took a step away from him after he verbally her harshly about not calling him Mr. Treise. Apparently he realized that and soften a bit. It's going to take a while for me to get used to him but we'll see how things work out. She thought as she went into the house after him and he closed the door behind her as well. Aria watched him turn to her before he told her the second the second rule. Doesn't he know better than to tell a cat neko where she couldn't go? She was curious why he didn't want her in there.Then again it means that he didn't want to use as a harlot right? Another voice said, He can come into your room anytime that he wants to as he is the master and has that right should he want to. No! Not listening to that second voice in her head. She thought before answering him. "Oui, I understand Rio."She couldn't bring herself to ask him if he was going to use in that way and her face blushed slightly while her tail formed a question mark almost behind her.





No, Rio did not know better then to tell a cat neko where she couldn't go. Not that it would've mattered, he'd still have said that. Nodding his head to her saying she understood, "good...Then that is all for the rules here...I think." Rubbing the back of his head as he thought, pretty certain that those were the only things. He was brought away from his thoughts, when he noticed a slight blush on Aria's face, and her tail sort of curling into a question mark. Clearing his throat, "something wrong?" Looking at her, he wondered what was she thinking, that made her blush.



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Aria blushed even more when he asked her if something was wrong."I can't after you have been for the most part a gentleman but from what I heard over the past month while I was in that hellish place that even..." Please don't make me say it as I rather not have to. She said and thought as her ears and tail were reacting to her thoughs and she was blushing even more because of that and looked down at the floor, not meeting his eyes. She shivered again and hugged herself while hoping he would figure it out without her say more on that topic.





Blinking, a confused expression on his face. Huh?? What is she babbling about. All I asked was if something was wrong? Rio repeated what she said in his mind, trying to figure out what she was talking about. What she's heard while being in that place?? What has she heard....and why would it make her blush like that. Rio certainly took the prize for being slow to figure something like that out. With how long the confused look stayed on his face, Aria should've already felt at ease. Because, it meant he at least wasn't thinking along those lines to begin with. After a few moments had passed, Rio finally started realizing what she was refering to. His usual blank expression changed to one of complete shock and embarrassment. His eyes widened (only the one eye visible), face reddening brightly. Of course that was what she was worried about...why hadn't he realized that. She was a woman, and him a man...Being that he was her master (though he would never think like that) and would in effect be allowed to use her like that...it was no wonder she was blushing. Of course, Rio was in no way like that at all, he wouldn't use her like that.... Shaking his head, "Y-you don't have to say it....I get it." He pat her head in a reassuring way, "don't worry." Not really sure what else to say, or if there was anything else, he turned and started walking. He'd go through the rooms, and show her where his was, so she knew where to avoid, and she'd see her room.



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Aria wondered how dense he was, or had it never cross his mind when he got her to use her that way.She watched his face's blank expression changed to one of complete shock and embarrassment as his eye widened and face reddening brightly. She look away for a moment as Rio said that she didn't have to say it and that he knew what she was talking about. Her whole body relaxed completely after he assured her that he wasn't planning to use her in that way. A slight pur escaped her lips at his patting her head. Aria followed him for the moment. For now, she doesn't have any other questions for him.





Walking through the living room, through a hallway, Rio's embarrasment (his blush) from a few moments ago had finally receded. He wanted to forget that happened...with the exception of Aria purring. That was just too...well there was no other word he could use, it was adorable. Very much what a cat would do, in the back of his mind, he smiled about this. Passing the kitchen, he'd gone up a set of stairs, and headed across the hall, stopping at one of the doors on that floor. Turning back to Aria, as he opened the door, so she would be sure to remember the room. "This is my room, as I said downstairs, under no circumstances are you to enter this room." Since he had the door open and was showing her the room, she could see there wasn't really anything out of the ordinary in the room. If he was in his room though, that would be the reason it was off limits. Because, he didn't want her to see him as he was. Shutting the door, he moved back across the floor to another room nearby. Opening the door and walking in, "This, will be your room."




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Aria followed him through the different rooms of the house and followed him up the stairs."Okay, so the reason that you don't want me in there so I won't see you in your true form if I'm guessing correctly." Aria said bluntly as she couldn't hide the fact that she was a cat neko. Maybe she wouldn't have been taken in the first place if she could have hidden that fact. Then again she would never know but then she wouldn't have met Rio for the most part as she had a feeling that she was far away from her real home in Elmira, New York. She didn't know how long Brian had her out cold with the use of drugs so he could have taken her across the country or to a even to a different country for that matter to that slave shop. But that was besides the point and something she couldn't change. She glanced around his room with her eyes so incase she accidently opened his door, that she know that it was his and leave it alone.





Yet again he flinched when Aria spoke, stating exactly why he didn't want her in his room. Without looking at her, he mumbled out "the reason is of no concern to you..." Why couldn't he just answer her, say that she had been right. Well she obviously knew that was the reason, but he wasn't going to admit to it. It'd take a heck of a lot to get Rio to open up in any way like that.



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Aria was now in the room that he say was to be her room. She felt like she was in a fairy tale in a way. Staying at a castle like home and given a very nice room to stay in. Aria knew she was lucky compared to other slaves that have told her in the slave shop that some were grateful to just to have a cot to sleep on. The room had a midevial theme and she loved it and it also had a balcony as well. She was about to say something when she heard him say that the reason was no concern to her. She didn't know why she snapped back at his response back to her, but that she did."Oh really? Is your eye that is hidden under the bandage really injured or is it just helping hide a part of your true form?" Before she could stop herself, she closed the distance between the two and removed the bandages off with a tender and gentle touch in case it was injured. She would have felt really bad if it had been injured but it wasn't after she pulled the bandages away to find that his covered eye was a different color than the other one and she didn't freak out over it like some people would. But then again, he would mind but she wasn't thinking calmly like she usually would but after being in that hell hole as long as she was, could you blame her if her thinking was a bit off?





Rio watched how Aria seemed to be in awe of the room he'd said was hers. Though, when she looked back at him and snapped back at what he'd said before, Rio looked at her in shock. He hadn't thought she'd react that way, and what she said made him feel as if he'd been struck in the gut. Unable to respond, his eyes widened as she closed the distance between them. "Wha-" Backing up as if he'd meant to run, Rio's back was met with the wall. Before he could stop her, she'd pulled the bandages off, revealing his other colored eye. Moving his hand to cover it, his expression a twist of shock, and fear. Fear possibly of what she'd say, or what she was thinking, as she hadn't yet said a word. His voice shaky, yet edged with a bit of anger, "Wh-why did you do that?"



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Aria was right about thinking that his eye was just a different color than the other one. Her ex-fiance while he was still alive, had dual colored eyes like this."Please, don't hide the truth from me Rio. Don't hide it please,"Aria said as she saw him moving his hand to cover his eye again. Memories of her ex-fiance flooded her mind with his dual colored eyes. She smiled at him as she stopped him from covering his eye again. "Don't hide your beautiful eyes when there's no reason to."Aria said as she then noticed his expression of shock and fear written on Rio's face. She already answered his question and now gave him a hug to reassure him with resting her head on his shoulder and hope that he wasn't mad at her even though she wouldn't blame him though after taking his bandages off.







'Don't hide the truth'...Hiding was all he'd done for years. Barely above a whisper, "If you knew..." Biting his lip, Rio stopped what he was about to say. What he'd been about to say was, if Aria knew the reason he was always hiding, maybe she wouldn't have said what she did. But, talking about that would've been too much too soon for Rio. Heck, he was petrified when she'd taken the bandages from his eye, but then that smile lessened his fright. Aria had smiled, telling him there was no reason to hide his beautiful eyes. No reason...b-beautiful? He'd never once been told something like that. His body tensed when she hugged him, as he was entirely unused to such an action. Standing there with Aria hugging him, her head on his shoulder, Rio had no idea how to react. He wasn't mad that she'd taken the bandages off, though, Rio wasn't entirely sure what he felt right now. "A-Aria...uh..." Hesitantly, he moved one arm to wrap around Aria in a loose hug. His attempt at saying thanks, for what she'd said. This will take some getting used to...



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Aria quickly realized that he wasn't used to being hugged for some reason as she felt his body tensed up. Why did he tensed up like that?She loosen her hug and took her head off his shoulder to look at his face."Yes Rio?"Amelia asked after he had started to say something.

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Rio's face reddened a bit, feeling slightly awkward now, not really sure how to say what he was thinking. Looking into her eyes when he began speaking, "Um...t-thank you...for what you said...No one's ever said that to me..." Muttering a little bitterly, "others usually freak out..." He paused, thinking, then smiling a little, "Uh...I promise not to hide my eye....but, um, could you..." Biting his bottom lip, before rushing the statement, a little embarrassed, "c-could you please let me go?" Rio liked the hug, but he wasn't all that used to them, so right now he just felt a little awkward.




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Aria blushed as well at his response and let go of him after he asked her to. "Your welcome Rio and I take it that you are not used to people hugging you or touching you at all?"She asked as she stepped away from him as he seem to want some space. 'What type of life have you known? God give the courage to show that you are not alone!' I can't allow myself to sing that line out loud to him but I almost did! And on top of that, I wanted to kiss him too which would be even more out of line right now. She thought as she then went over to take look at the balcony's view.





Rio's body had relaxed once Aria let him go. He sighed, lowering his gaze to the floor, "N-no...I am not used to anything like that at all." Looking back up at Aria, he bit his lip, seeing the look in her eyes. It was a look of concern, along with something else? What must she be thinking after the way I've been behaving. I almost wish I knew. When Aria went to the balcony to look at the view, Rio couldn't help but follow. The view was nice, no matter what room you saw it from. Standing just behind her, looking out, "it's nice, isn't it?"



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Aria was amazed by the view that the balcony had. She had been slightly embarrass at her wanting to kiss him earlier. That was her chinese rabbit zodiac coming out of her. Aria had found herself in some awkward moments because of that and rather not make their situation even more awkward."Yes, it's nice Rio,"Aria responded back while enjoying the view. Then she turned around as she was ready to see more in this house than what he had showed her so she was ready to see what else this castle holds."So what else' is in this castle of yours here?"Aria asked as she hoped that there was a music room somewhere and a library.





"What else...Oh, well, I'll give you a tour around so you can see." Turning from the balcony, Rio was about to leave the room, when he remembered something. "Oh...just so you know," pointing to a nearby set of double doors in the room, "you have your own bathroom in here....anyway..." Leaving the room, he went back down the stairs, passing through another hallway. In the next room, "this is the dinning room, it's technically a kitchen. But any cooking is done in the main one we passed early on. Here is just for having somewhere to sit and eat." Past there, was another hallway, at the end was one room and just at the halfway point of the hall, a door that led to another room. Stopping at the door, he opened it and went in, "this is the library. There are many volumes along these shelves. Should you find you want to come here and read, there are couches here for your convience." Turning and walking back out, he went down to the end of the hall, "and this, is the music room." It was a somewhat large room, with a piano near the center. Rio's violin was in its case, leaning against the wall. A few other items were placed around the room. While they were in this room, one of the other servants walked in behind them. She timidly called out to Rio, "S-sir, dinner is ready, if you and the miss are hungry." Rio sighed, he may have said to the others that they could call him by his name, but some were still too used to such formalities, so they just called him 'sir'. Nodding to the girl, "thank you. we will be there shortly." Bowing, the girl turned and took off back down the hall. Turning his attention back to Aria, "shall we head back to the dinning area. I imagine you must be hungry by now." Walking to the door, Rio waited for Aria, before going to the dinning room.




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Aria was amazed by both the library and the music room. She had walked over to the piano to look it over when she heard the maid talking to them.I will have to come back here later by myself and play a few songs while thinking of the past. Aria thought as she walked back to Rio and her stomach answered with a growl for her to his statement about being hungry. A musical laugh escaped her lips while laughing at herself."Yes, I guess I am by the sound my stomache growling there."Aria said before passing him going into the hall.





Hearing Aria's stomach growl made Rio chuckle a bit too. Apparently her stomach wanted to answer for her. Once Aria passed him, he followed close behind, down the hall to the dinning room. In the center of the table were a couple platters of food. There were different things to choose from, like a small buffet. So, if there was anything particular Aria wanted, then she could get it from what was there. Pulling a chair out for Aria, "There is plenty to choose from, and you may have as much as you like." There was some bottle of wine in the center as well, as well as a glass of water next to a plate for Aria to use. "There are other drinks if you want something else." Rio stood there, looking as if he were debating something, until finally he pulled out a chair nearby and sat as well. Another older woman, was near after the other timid girl had gone elsewhere. She seemed a bit surprised when Rio sat down as well, "You will not be having dinner in your room?" Rio had always just taken his food into his room and stayed there for the rest of the night. But, he felt that he didn't want to leave Aria alone, so he'd join her at dinner. "No, I will stay here and dine with Aria." The older woman brought out a plate and utensils for Rio, and poured a glass of water as well. "Thank you. Um, you may go." She bowed and left, which Rio was relieved about. It was awkward having her hover there when one was attempting to eat. That was one of a few reasons why he ate in his room.




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"Grazie Rio,"Aria said before setting down in the chair that he had pulled out for her. She watched and listen to the interaction between the older maid and Rio. Aria was glad that Rio had stayed to eat with her as she rather not eat alone with the hired help as she didn't know they would treat her. Techically, she was below them in station as she was a slave and they are paid servants. She was slightly concern on what they thought of her being here now.

Aria glanced at the different foods to pick from and smelled the different smells that was floating her her way. She saw and smelled chicken and gnocchi soup and the chicken piccata. "Could you pass the chicken piccata please, Rio?"Aria asked him as it was out of her reach at the moment. She really enjoy fixing and eating chicken piccata in the the past and now still. It was nice to have a familiar food dish to eat. Then she noticed the chicken and gnocchi soup was next to her and fixed herself a bowl of the soup first before Rio could pass the chicken piccata."Actually, scratch what I just said out as I'll just stick to having the soup and water to drink instead for now." Aria said as she didn't want to over eat and to get used to eating other food beside the single slices of bread that they give once a day at the slave shop. Aria also didn't want to get sick from eating too much on this first day here.





When the older maid had left the dinning room, her hand was covering her mouth, to hide the smile that made its way onto her face. She was glad that Rio had stayed to dine with Aria. Hanna (that's her name) had been around since Rio was a child. She knew how he was, as did everyone else that worked here. But, she knew better then all of them, as she had been the one that Rio protected from his father. Hanna was the one that he turned on the one time she'd tried to stop him from hurting Rio. That young woman may be able to repair the damage that's been done to him. At least I hope so.

Rio had been about to pass the chicken piccata over to Aria, before she settled on just having the chicken and gnocchi soup. "Alright then. Hmm, I guess you don't want to upset your stomach, right? I'd imagine those disgusting shops don't feed anybody well enough, so it would be bad if you had too much so soon after getting out of there?" Rio was assuming this was the reason. Sitting back in his seat, Rio started eating what he'd put on his plate. Some chicken caesar salad on one side of his plate, and cheese raviolis next to it. Rio wanted to say something, so that dinner wouldn't be so silent, but he wasn't used to this either. Sitting down and dinning with someone that is, so he wasn't sure what to do and was just silent while he ate.

Rio frowned when Aria said those at that shop were given one slice of bread a day. Disgusting, horrible place. Watching Aria eating, he could tell from her exression and the way her ears and tail reacted, that she was enjoying the soup. Rio couldn't help but start grinning at this. "I see you really like that soup, hmm? Ah well, the one who cooked it would be Hanna, that was the woman who was here just before. She usually does the cooking, her food is always pretty amazing." He paused to think about his answer to her next question, eating a ravioli while he thought. "One of my favorite foods would have to be chicken cordon bleu with angel hair pasta. And, I've never tried cooking any type of foods before." Rio thought of something then, and wasn't sure about asking her, but decided to anyway. Hesitantly, "Um...you said you cooked, Aria? Well, I was wondering...um..could you teach me sometime?" Rio had never thought to try before, or ask Hanna or anyone else to teach him. It was surprising for him to even ask such a thing, with how closed off he always was.

"I'm glad, thanks Aria." Rio grinned a small bit again, when Aria mentioned possibly not being as great a cook as Hanna. Raising his fork to take another bite, "careful now, if Hanna here's you giving her such high praise, she might get a big head." Meaning her ego would get one major boost at Aria's comment. "Hmm, well I don't think it will be a problem. Hanna isn't too territorial with the kitchen. Plus it's a pretty big kitchen, enough space for us all." Rio could've always just asked Hanna to teach him cooking, but he felt a bit awkward sometimes around her, because she knew it all firsthand (refering to what she knows about him). Taking a few more bites, Rio finished what was on his plate, then drank his glass of water. Looking over at Aria after setting his glass down. "Oh, I'm twenty-nine years old...so, uh not much older than you. Only a four year difference."

"Oh...I didn't really have anything else planned for us after dinner. It's been a long day and you should get some sleep." Rio could see how tired she was even before she yawned. He jumped up in alarm when he started changing as he didn't kow what was going on. "A-aria!?" He calmd once she said she was just changing to her siamese cat form. Her sentance was cut off as she instantly changed into her cat form. Looking down on her sleeping form, he couldn't help but smile now. she looks so cute Rio had a major soft spot for animals, in particular, cats. Gently, so as not to wake her, he picked her up and cradled her in his arms. Going to her room, he gently placed her on the bed by the pillows. Reahcing out, he lightly pet her head, feeling her soft fur. She just looked so cute all curled up, he couldn't help but want to pet her...Not that she didn't look cute in her human form. "Goodnight Aria." Leaving her room and going to his, he went from the balcony and went for a short flight, before coming back and falling asleep as well. It really had been a long day.

All the servants had already been awake and busying themselves with daily chores around the castle. Hanna was making her usual rounds, before heading to the kitchen. She'd stopped when Aria had come down the stairs and gone down the hall to the music room. Curious as to what she was doing, Hanna quietly made her way down the hall to the music room. With her ear to the door, she could hear the piano and Aria singing. Silently opening the door, Hanna waited till the song was finished before making her presence known. "Such a sad song, so early in the morning. Someone you were remembering?" Based on the content of the song, it was obvious she was playing it for a reason. For someone she lost possibly?

Hanna had moved closer to the windows, where Aria stood. She understood how Aria must've felt right now, as Hanna had lost someone special to her, long ago. "To lose one's love, is tragic." It was maybe an odd thing to say, but that was Hanna's way of showing her sympathy in some ways. She put a hand on Aria's shoulder, in a comforting gesture. Unsure whether to ask more, Aria beat her to the punch and started saying how Rio reminded her of Derek. Aria explained how alike the two were...and that name...why did it sound familiar. It only took a moment, but Hanna realized why the name was so familiar. Rio had family all over, very distant cousins, etc. He rarely ever had visits from any, or went to see them himself. But, Hanna was aware of those in Rio's extended family. "Derek Donovan you say? How strange this is, but I believe you are speaking about Rio's cousin...well a third cousin, but part of his family nonetheless."

Hanna nodded, agreeing with her, "yes, small world..." She shook her head, "No, I had heard that when Rio got the news from an aunt of theirs. It was such a sad thing that happened. Moving closer, hanna sat in a chair across from Aria. "Yes, he knew. Most of Rio's family, never bothered with him, visiting or anything. That was because of his father, nobody liked that man. But, there were some on his mother's side of the family that did visit or at least keep in some contact with Rio, after that retched man died." So, Rio had seen the wedding invite. Seeing as it was three years ago when all this happened, he probably hadn't realized that Aria was that same one that Derek was going to marry.