Marla

Chapter 5

New Friends, Old Friends

S.M. Wolf

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Marla and Kayla are copyrighted by Kittiara, Bruce is copyrighted by Iron Badger, and Maxx is copyrighted by David Celis. All characters are sued with permission. Master David Wolf, Valentia, Todd, Olivia, Yvette and this story are copyright 2005, 2010 by S.M. Wolf. This story may not be reproduced by any means in part or completely without prior written permission of the author. Any resemblance to any person, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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"Wake up, Sleepyhead!"

Marla cracked open one eye and stared up at Kayla. How she could be so chipper after last night was beyond Marla's comprehension.

Marla had made the mistake of commenting she liked the texture of Kayla's tongue during dinner. After they had finished dinner, Master David assumed a dominant role with his two slaves. They had left their clothing at the door of the master bedroom. Master David had them kneel before the bed while he went to the dungeon to get some supplies.

Master David returned with a complete set of collars and cuffs for both females. He also brought along several short lengths of chain with snaps at both ends. Kayla had attached the fleece-lined leather cuffs to Marla's wrists and ankles. A fifth cuff without a lining had gone around the base of her tail. All the cuffs had D-rings. A one-inch wide leather collar with multiple D-rings had completed her ensemble.

Marla had returned the favor by securing Kayla's cuffs and collar. Master David had given her a smart swat on the ass when she copped a quick grope of Kayla's butt while she was buckling up Kayla's tail cuff. The blow had stung just enough to get Marla horny. The wolfess did not have to wait long for relief.

Master David had Marla lay face-up on the bed with her head facing the foot of the bed. Kayla climbed on top and straddled her body on paws and knees. Master David used a pair of chains to secure Marla's wrists to Kayla's tail cuff. Kayla's ankle cuffs were attached to Marla's collar. Master David moved to Marla's feet and repeated the process. Marla and Kayla were secured together head-to-tail.

Master David brought out a tube of lubricant and two medium size butt plugs. Marla had to watch as he drizzled a generous amount over the tip of one plug. He set down the tube and used his free hand to lift Kayla's tail high in the air. Ever so slowly he pushed the plug deep into Kayla's rectum. Kayla was moaning in pleasure the entire time as the plug stretched her wide.

Marla's turn was next. Master David moved to the head of the bed. She felt a stream of cool lubricant cover her tail hole. Master David worked it into the recesses of her tail hole. He knew Marla liked the harder stuff, so once he felt her loose enough he pushed the plug in with a firm, quick shove. Marla arched her back and groaned in pleasure as she felt her ass hole being violated. It almost brought her off.

Master David returned to Marla's head and leaned down. She turned her head to face him.

"Since you like the feel of Kayla's tongue so much, I figure you need to earn it. You will now begin licking Kayla's cunt. If you please Kayla, she is to return the favor. If she is not pleasured by you, you get nothing. Begin!"

Marla needed no encouragement. The sight of her friend and pack mate's cunt hovering just above her muzzle had been like watching forbidden fruit dangling from a tree. Now she was allowed to take the fruit. Marla lifted her muzzle and drove her tongue deep into Kayla's pussy. She heard Kayla moan in pleasure. After a few minutes Marla felt Kayla's head drop.

Kayla began taking long, slow laps over Marla's outer cunt lips. She worked the tip of her tongue between Marla's legs. She ever so slowly quickened her pace, but never penetrated Marla's slit.

Marla was starting to go crazy. Kayla knew Marla wanted her to dive deep into her cunt. Instead Kayla was slowly driving Marla mad with desire as she unhurriedly stimulated Marla sexually.

Marla was not ready to just let Kayla have her way, though. She responded by getting Kayla off as quickly as she could. Marla flicked her tongue over Kayla's clit repeatedly until she was rewarded with some guttural otter barks and a stream of hot cunt juices. Eagerly Marla lapped up the fluid and continued her rapid tonguing of Kayla.

Kayla did not speed up. Instead she carefully continued to drive Marla mad with her slow teasing. It was a good fifteen minutes before she finally slid the tip of her tongue along the Marla's slit between her pussy lips. Even then she barely parted the folds of Marla's labia.

Marla was going crazy. She had gotten Kayla off at least three times so far, and she was still horny as hell and unfulfilled, just like Kayla wanted her to be. She was ready to scream in frustration when she suddenly felt Kayla's lips wrap around her clit. Kayla started suckling on Marla's engorged clit like a starving young cub suckling at its mother's nipple. Kayla also thrust three fingers deep into her wet cunt and fingered her furiously.

Marla threw back her head and screamed as wave after wave of pleasure flowed up and down her body. Kayla had brought her to the brink of an orgasm slowly, but when it hit it was like a tidal wave going off. Marla was left drained by the sheer force of her orgasm.

Kayla did not stop, though. She now eagerly nuzzled and licked Marla's cunt with even greater abandon than Marla had done to her before. Marla started to raise her muzzle to return the favor when Master David came back into her view. He had been watching the two females go at it with relish. Now he was ready for a release of his own.

Master David's prick was hard, but his knot was not yet swollen. He presented his shaft to Marla and simply ordered her, "Lick."

Marla's tongue ran up and down his shaft. As soon as his penis was slick, Master David reached under Kayla's tail and removed the butt plug. He laid it aside on the bed. He shifted his position to kneel behind Kayla with his knees beside Marla's head. He placed his paws on Kayla's flanks and kneaded them. Marla had a perfect view of Master David slowly driving his dick deep into Kayla's ass. Marla responded by returning her attention to her friend's cunt. Combined Master David and Marla gave Kayla two quick orgasms before Master David's knot disappeared into Kayla's butt.

The two female's continued pleasuring each other as Master David pumped Kayla's behind full of cum. It was a good half hour before Master David withdrew. As soon as his cock was out, he stuffed the butt plug back into Kayla's tail hole.

Master David turned the two females over. Now Marla was on top and Kayla was lying on her back. He forbade them to move or do anything until he returned. Marla was left staring down at Kayla's now wide open sopping wet cunt. She could not wait to get back to work.

Master David returned from cleaning up in the bathroom. Marla felt the bed shift as he settled in behind her. She heard him command Kayla to start licking him again. Marla looked down the length of Kayla's stomach. Kayla was hard at work licking Master David's balls. She would run her tongue over first one and then the other. She was getting a quick response from their Master. His shaft was already unsheathed and growing longer rapidly.

"Marla, start earning your rewards again!" Mater David sternly commanded Marla.

Marla needed no encouragement. She had been growing hot watching her friend pleasure their Master. She dropped down to her elbows, wrapped her arms and hands around Kayla's butt and tail, and started eating her out for all she was worth. Her fingers played with Kayla's ass hole. Kayla's back arched, and she almost doubled up as her next orgasm rocked her. Marla smiled happily, but she never slowed. She was going to give Kayla everything she had.

Marla felt a pulling at her tail hole. The butt plug was coming out. Marla knew what was coming next. She did not have long to wait before the hot flesh of her Master's tool slid into her waiting ass. As soon as the tip of Master David's cock touched Marla's pink anal rose, Kayla dove onto Marla's muff and started eating her out. The combined pleasure sent Marla off again in a series of quick, sharp orgasms.

Master David did not bury his knot in Marla. Instead he repeatedly slid his cock in and out of her in thrusts of varying depth. He changed his tempo from slow, long pushes to short, fast thrusts. He had to reapply lubricant a few times, but he kept going strong. Every few minutes Marla felt him spurt another load of cum into her rectum as he slowly filled her bottom.

It was a half hour before Master David was done for the second time. Marla felt his shaft soften and withdraw. She sighed. It had been a good night. She was just sorry it was over already.

Marla was a surprised when she felt the butt plug sliding into her again. Perhaps Master David wanted his slaves to sleep with the pugs still buried in them tonight. Marla enjoyed waking to the full feeling a butt plug or a dildo gave her, so she made no objections.

Instead Master David turned the two females over again and simply said, "Resume."

The three spent the next several hours giving and receiving pleasure. Marla and Kayla's bonds were loose enough they could cover a fair amount of each other's lower torso. Their muzzles roamed freely from their companion's knees to their belly button. They covered each other with nuzzles, kisses, and licks. Marla especially enjoyed the taste and feel of Kayla's smooth otter pelt. Each used their skills to try to top the other by bringing them off to ever larger orgasms.

Master David was not an idle observer. He repeatedly slid his cock up under each female's tail. Marla particularly liked licking his shaft furiously as he thrust into Kayla's cunt for all he was worth. He withdrew before the last of his load was spent and allowed her to suck him off as a reward. Marla also liked it when he buried his cock into her pussy and spent fifteen glorious minutes tied tight with her. As he pumped her cunt full of red hot cum, Kayla furiously licked and nibbled Marla's clit. The twin sensations given to her by her alphas was heavenly.

Later Marla had immediately fallen to sleep once her bonds were removed. At her request, Master David had left the butt plug in her ass. She had fallen to sleep quietly contracting her anal muscles on the hard plastic toy and luxuriating in the warm afterglow of a furious night of lovemaking.

Now Kayla was hovering over her, cheerful and ready in the half-light of the new day while Marla would have preferred to go back to sleep for several hours.

"Five more minutes," Marla sleepily told Kayla as she rolled over.

Kayla poked Marla in the ribs.

"Time to get going. Your 'vacation' is over, and you have a lot to do today!"

Marla opened her eyes and sat up. She had forgotten her recovery time ended today in the fog of being half asleep. After two weeks of care and feeding by her pack, she was back to optimum weight and restored to full health. The nanobots had a few minor repairs left to finish, but they were only cosmetic and would not affect her ability to do anything she desired.

It was time for Marla to start earning her keep and the full trust of her pack mates.

Marla heard the bath running. She grinned at Kayla. Together they scrambled out of bed and headed for the bathroom. When they got there they pounced their Master. They knew he had to leave soon for work, but they still enjoyed a couple of minutes of passionate kissing. To make up for lost time they helped lather up his pelt with fur shampoo and rinse it out. They dried off together in the fur drier. There was a lot of illicit groping under the guise of helping each other dry off. Marla was sorry that they did not have this style of fur drier at the Academy. She would have loved to see how much she could have gotten away with without being caught and receiving a quick swat with a guard's quirt.

Master David got dressed while Kayla and Marla went downstairs. By the time he arrived dressed in his business suit they had a hefty breakfast ready for him. Marla had been surprised at first at how good a cook Kayla had become, but she had taught Marla a few tricks that made the work a lot easier. Now the wolfess could put together a decent meal on her own.

Master David kissed both female furs before he left. His muzzle lingered over theirs just a little longer than was strictly needed in promise of what was to come later and his love of them.

"I will be back around four this afternoon. Kayla, make sure Marla is ready when I get back," Master David instructed Kayla just before picking up his com unit and leaving.

Marla looked at Kayla and raised an eyebrow in question. Kayla sipped the last of her coffee and said, "We need to get you a few things for this afternoon. Along the way we will stop by a couple of places and have you meet a few furs you will be working with."

"What happens this evening?" Marla asked with just a hint of concern in her voice.

"Nothing bad," Kayla answered quickly, "but Master David wants to tell you himself, so I cannot. I will guarantee you that there will be no coercion, and if you say no it will not affect us at all. You are our pack mate, and we love you. We will just seek a different path."

Marla's curiosity was raised, but she could not get anything more out of Kayla. Instead Kayla shifted the discussion to last night and ways to improve it for the next time. Marla took devilish pleasure in suggesting more and better things to do with Master David. Kayla added some interesting variants of her own to their rapidly growing list.

After breakfast they dressed and headed downstairs. Mike met them and ushered them into a large waiting taxi. Marla could not help but notice the size of the badger in the front seat. Something about him made her a little nervous, but Mike seemed to know him personally.

Mike closed the taxi door, and they were off. Marla had expected to head uptown to the shops and boutiques they normally frequented, but the taxi got on the expressway and headed towards the edge of the capital city. Soon they were in a rundown area. Marla was a bit nervous about their surroundings and wondered why they were coming here, but Kayla seemed to know what was happening.

The taxi pulled up to a long, narrow one story building. A large sign on the outside read JONWI' ARMAMENTS. A small sign in the front window read OPEN. Marla turned and looked at Kayla in shock, but she ignored Marla. The badger got out and opened first Kayla's and then Marla's doors. He doffed his hat to both of them as he helped them from the taxi. Kayla walked up to the door of the business and opened it. Marla was unsure what to do. Slaves were most definitely not supposed to have weapons. However, Kayla was waving at her to join her. Marla sighed. She hoped her friend knew what she was doing.

The interior of the store was plain and dimly lit after the bright morning sun. Marla blinked several times to adjust her eyes. She looked about and saw row after row of hand guns of all types secured in unbreakable duraglass display cases. There were also rifles and other things she did not recognize in wall mounted display cases. Prominent throughout the entire store were robotic cameras that followed her every movement.

An older lion appeared at the back of the store. He looked over both female furs carefully. Marla saw his gaze shift to the door. He seemed to be scanning the street behind them. Apparently satisfied, he walked forward and bowed to Kayla.

"Lady Kayla, how may we assist you today?" he said in a deep voice.

"Nothing for me today, but my pack mate needs a few things." Kayla half turned to Marla. "jonwI', this is Marla." Kayla handed a written list to jonwI'. "This is what Master Wolf wants for her."

jonwI' glanced at the list. He balled it up and dropped it into an atomic level shredder unit behind the counter. Marla saw a brief glow and then the paper disappeared, torn apart down to an atomic level.

"Follow me," jonwI' instructed the two female furs.

jonwI' led them to the back of the store. There was a small room with leather working tools and a work bench.

"Stand here, please, Lady Marla."

Marla was still getting used to being addressed with the honorific "Lady". Internally she still felt that she was very much a slave despite being part of Master David's pack and undeserving of the title. Still, Kayla seemed to accept it. Maybe she would in the future.

jonwI' positioned her under a strong overhead light. He had her stand at ease with her arms hanging loosely at her sides. He took several measurements of her chest, back and arms. Next he posed her with her arms in various positions and repeated the process.

"I have enough now, Ladies Marla and Kayla," jonwI' informed the female furs.

jonwI' turned to Kayla and asked, "Standard operating procedures?'

"Yes, jonwI'," Kayla replied. She took out a roll of credit bills from her purse and handed them to jonwI'. They made a large roll and the outermost one was a 100 credit bill. Marla suspected that the others in the roll were the same denomination. Whatever they were getting from jonwI' cost a lot.

jonwI' escorted the two furs to the door and ushered them from the store. The badger got out of the taxi and opened their doors. As they drove away Marla saw jonwI' pull the shades on the front of the store and turn over a sign to say CLOSED. When they turned the corner she saw jonwI' leaving his store and head in the opposite direction.

As they continued on to their next stop, Marla could not help but think how strange it was that she was obviously being outfitted for weapons even if she was going to be Kayla's bodyguard. It was probably highly illegal, yet it seemed expected of her not only by her pack mates but by jonwI'.

It was a truly unusual world that she had landed in, but at least she had Kayla and Master David as pack mates to help her. She loved both of them, and would do whatever was needed for them by them.

After a short drive mainly in silence Kayla and Marla arrived at a nondescript building. The only marking on the outside was a small sign in crimson red letters proclaiming V & T Design Studio above a buzzer. The badger helped them out of the taxi before returning to it to sit and wait for the femfurs.

"V&T Design Studio? I wonder if they have anything to do with the V&T Boutiques." Marla commented after reading the sign.

Kayla laughed.

"Oh, they are one and the same. Valentia and Todd founded the boutiques as soon as Todd completed his apprenticeship with Valentia.

"They are two of my best and closest friends. I think you will like them a lot."

Kayla pressed the buzzer and waited. Marla shifted from foot to foot a bit nervously. She was somewhat anxious about meeting furs that apparently meant a lot to Kayla. She was a bit irrationally afraid they would not like her because she was a sex slave fur or, worse, that she would somehow inadvertently embarrass Kayla.

A pleasant female voice suddenly spoke over the intercom.

"Come on in! We've been expecting you!"

Marla instantly liked the enthusiastic and cheerful voice. It greatly encouraged and reassured her.

The door lock buzzed, and Kayla opened it. Marla followed the otteress down a short hallway and into a fashion paradise.

The studio was filled with high fashion creations standing in pools of light. Apparel also hung from the high ceiling and covered the walls. Marla's taste after becoming a sex slave ran more to leather and latex, but her feminine side certainly appreciated the gorgeous soft curves and fine fabrics throughout the studio.

A reddish brown canine with striking white and black patches appeared from the back of the studio and hurried over to Kayla. The older femfur had on a broad smile and greeted Kayla effusively. It took Marla several seconds to remember her schooling with her pack and identify the canine as an Ethiopian Wolf. She was the first that Marla had ever seen in person. She gathered that this was Valentia.

After a few seconds of chatting Kayla turned to Marla and said, "This is the wolfess I want you to make some clothes for, Valentia. She is going to be my new bodyguard, so we need her to look prim and proper when she is out with me."

Valentia gave Marla an appraising look. Marla might have taken offense under other circumstances, but Valentia's gaze was open and her smile never wavered.

"My name is Valentia, and I'll be your seamstress for today," the other female canine said with a hint of humor in her voice.

"Thank you, Mistress Valentia," Marla said as she unconsciously dropped back into a subservient demeanor. Despite what had happened to her in the recent past, she was still both an omega and a sex slave in the presence of what appeared to be a ranking female canine and freefur. "My name is Marla, and I-."

Whatever else Marla wanted to say was lost in Valentia's sudden cry of surprise and delight. She spun around and looked at Kayla.

"You finally found her!"

In an instant Valentia's demeanor changed. She huffed her fur up and placed her paws on her hips. In a gruff voice she complained, "And you didn't tell me!"

Kayla doubled over laughing at her friend's reaction. After a moment Valentia started laughing as well. She turned back to Marla and caught her up in a big bear hug. The kiss she laid on Marla's mouth was somewhere between sisterly and sultry and certainly got Marla's attention. Before she could respond in kind Valentia stopped kissing her but continued to hold her tightly.

"Marla, I am very glad you are finally with us. We have been waiting for you to come for a long time."

Marla was more than a bit confused. She had never considered that Kayla would have said much to her new friends about her time at the Academy and the friends the otteress had made there. Marla had never really thought much about what the intervening years between their sales and now were like for Kayla and how much she had come to know and trust others. From Valentia's reaction, Kayla had obviously talked about what had happened to her to at least a few furs. Furthermore it was clear that the otteress had spoken of Marla and the others with love if Valentia's reaction was any guide.

Marla's thoughts were cut off as Valentia pulled her close again and laid her muzzle on Marla's left shoulder.

"Damn! It's good to meet you finally, Marla!"

"Marla," Kayla said, "Valentia and Todd are not technically part of our pack, but they might as well be, especially Valentia. You can trust them and confide in them. If anything ever happens to Master David, try to make it to them."

A strange morning suddenly got stranger but much better. Entering into Master David's pack with Kayla had opened a floodgate of emotions that had been pent up by the betrayal of her by her old pack. Suddenly finding that she had two more pack mates gave her a very warm feeling in her belly that had nothing to do with sex. She took Valentia in her arms and hugged her back.

It was several seconds before either canine moved. Kayla stood calmly watching the two with a wide grin on her face. She had savored the thought of surprising Valentia with Marla for two weeks, and it had been every bit as pleasant as she had anticipated.

Valentia let go first.

"Let me get my young stud out here to meet you. I know he will be as thrilled as I am to see you."

Valentia turned around and put her right paw to her muzzle. A piercing whistle more suitable for hailing a passing cab downtown than the quiet studio filled the room. In a loud voice Valentia said, "Todd, get your tail out here! We have a visitor I want you to meet!"

Valentia turned back to Marla and gave her a saucy wink before schooling her features carefully to remove any hint of excitement or joy. Out of the corner of her eyes Marla saw Kayla cover her muzzle with a paw for a moment before she too adopted a neutral demeanor.

The young red fox was about Marla's age, perhaps a year or two younger. He had the thin build of a runner. His pelt gleamed with a healthy sheen as he walked through the lights of the studio. Marla could see why Valentia referred to him as her stud. He was a fine piece of young vulpine beefcake.

Todd stopped before the three femfurs.

"Todd, this is Kayla's friend she mentioned yesterday," Valentia said while she pointed at Marla with her thumb.

"How do you do? My name is Todd," the young fox said as he extended a paw towards Marla. She took it and shook paws with him.

"Her name is Marla," Valentia continued, "and she was with Kayla at the Academy."

Todd's eyes suddenly became as large as saucers.

"Marla?! Here?!" he said in shock.

Obviously Todd knew about Marla, and from what Valentia had just said they both knew about her background. Kayla had said that they were as good as pack mates and that they could be trusted. Marla decided to use some of Valentia's tactics.

Marla took a half step forward, embraced Todd and planted a very passionate kiss on his lips. It only lasted a second, but the young male's white face fur had taken on a decided red tint when she let go and took a step back.

"Hello, Todd,' she said in a sultry voice.

Todd spluttered for several seconds trying to come up with a reply. Valentia elbowed Kayla in the ribs and said with a laugh, "I see she is everything you said she was. This could be a lot of fun!"

Marla did not miss the deepening of Todd's blush at Valentia's words. She could almost see heat waves coming off his ears. Privately she wondered where this would lead as she gave him a much chaster second kiss before releasing him.

Kayla turned the affair back to the business at hand.

"Valentia. Todd. Marla needs clothes for her new job as my bodyguard."

"Nothing for the boudoir?" Valentia asked with a sultry wink.

"That too, I am sure, but mainly we need better clothing for her so she can accompany me to various functions. They need to be custom made because jonwI' is outfitting her as well."

Valentia and Todd both nodded. Apparently they knew jonwI' and what he did.

"She also needs the special clothes."

Both Todd and Valentia stopped dead. All trace of humor left their bodies.

Valentia turned to look over Marla.

"Yes, as a predator she should do well..." Valentia said cryptically.

Marla was not sure what they meant, but before she could ask Valentia returned to her buoyant self and grabbed Marla's paw.

"Come on! Let's get you measured and then we can go to lunch and talk girlie talk!"

Marla had to laugh along with Valentia and Kayla. The other wolfess was so happy and full of life that just being around her lifted Marla's spirits, and she had not been sad to start!

They went into a small room in the back of the studio. There was a small platform in the middle of the room along with various measuring tapes and other devices.

Valentia suddenly stopped dead and looked over her shoulder at Kayla. With a sly look toward Todd she said, "Remember the first time I measured you up for clothes, Kayla?"

A wicked grin appeared on Kayla's muzzle.

"Oh, yes! Just like it was yesterday!" the otteress replied.

For some reason this exchange made Todd blush all the way to the tips of his ears, but he said nothing and simply tried to act stoic. For some reason this caused the other two femfurs to burst out laughing.

"Up on the platform, Marla," Valentia said with a wave of her right paw, "and please take off your clothes so I can get accurate measurements."

She paused for a moment and gave Todd another sly grin.

"I know you won't mind showing some fur from all that Kayla has told us."

Marla would have sworn that Todd's blush could not get any deeper, but somehow it did. Marla could not help herself. She had to laugh as she pulled off her top and stretched her arms high above her head. Despite his apparent discomfort Todd openly watched her as she undressed completely. She enjoyed putting on a little show for the fox. By the time she was done he had a nice size bulge on the front of his pants.

The measuring went quickly and efficiently. Once Valentia started working she was all business. Marla might have liked her paws to linger a bit more in certain places when they had the chance, but Valentia simply did what was needed and nothing more. Todd recorded the measurements with hardly a glance at Marla. Only Kayla watched her with more than indifference, and her look was one of companionship and love rather than lust.

After they were done, the small group of furs returned to the studio. Marla was shocked to see the fine garments the two clothiers held up to her. She tried to protest that the clothes were too fine for her, but Kayla cut her off.

"Marla," the otteress said, "you need fine clothes to be with me at many of the places we might go. Master David has the money to pay for them thousands of times over. Why not just enjoy them?

"Besides, our Master likes to see us in pretty clothes. He also likes to undress us from them after the galas and relieve his tensions and frustrations with some very serious sex."

Marla finally stopped protesting. She was actually glad that she had lost the argument. The clothes were so nice she wanted them all.

It was noon when they finally had everything selected. Marla would get some of her clothes in a couple of days and the rest over the coming weeks. Marla was looking forward to the deliveries. They would be like Christmas when she was young.

The four furs talked a bit and then decided to go out for lunch. Valentia and Todd selected a spot not far away in the uptown area of the city. They took the taxi to the restaurant. In passing Marla noted the small nod between the badger driver and her two new pack mates.

Apparently the other three furs were regulars. When they arrived the Maitre d' bowed to them and ushered them to a table without a wait.

After they ordered Valentia looked at the two younger femfurs and said, "Time to powder our noses."

Marla grinned at Valentia's quaint suggestion, but she followed the other two femfurs back to the female facilities.

There was an outer lounge with many lighted mirrors and makeup tables as well as deep couches and tables for reclining and enjoying a few minutes with female friends. Beyond the lounge were opulent female facilities with ornate marble and gold decorations. There were also two female mouse slaves in attendance to assist with balky clothing and other needs.

When Marla emerged from her stall she found Valentia still washing her paws, but Kayla was gone. Marla thought nothing of it as she took the sink beside Valentia and washed her own paws.

As she dried her paws Marla caught sight of Valentia watching her. The Ethiopian wolf's face seemed troubled. When she saw Marla watching her, though, Valentia's face brightened.

"You are a very lovely young lady, Marla."

Marla blushed a bit. She was used to showing her wares publicly and had received many compliments, but a compliment like this from an older pack mate and newfound friend was something to be cherished.

"Thank you, Mistress Valentia," Marla replied slipping back into her slave training.

Valentia gave Marla a playful slap on the buttocks.

"It's Valentia or Val but certainly not Mistress! And don't forget it again!"

Marla had to laugh with the older wolfess.

"Okay, Valentia," Marla replied tentatively. It went against her training, but so much else did these days as well.

"Don't worry. You'll get used to saying furs' names without 'Master' or 'Mistress' soon enough. You might even get used to being called 'Lady' someday.

"I am not sure if Kayla every will even though you both deserve the honorific."

Marla mulled over Valentia's words as the two wolves entered the lounge. Marla would have gone back to their table, but Valentia stopped behind her. Marla turned to find the older wolfess watching her with a serious expression on her face again.

"Marla, can I talk with you alone for a moment?" Valentia asked.

Uncertain what Valentia wanted, Marla nonetheless nodded her head yes. The two had barely known each other for three hours, but already Marla found herself trusting this wolfess.

Valentia took Marla's paw and led her to the far corner where two leather covered overstuffed seats sat facing each other. Valentia gestured for Marla to take the one on the left before sitting down in the one on the right. Marla sat down and waited.

Valentia was ill at ease for some reason, but after a moment she spoke.

"Marla, we are both canines. We both know the importance of pack and obedience to the alphas. My species does not have it nearly as strongly engrained into us as the grey wolves, but I know how much pack rank means to you."

Valentia paused for a moment.

"Marla, have you ever wondered why David never found and bought you and your other Academy friends? Why Kayla ended up in a penthouse in the sky while you went through what I suspect was hell on the streets?"

"No! I'm glad Kayla did well!" Marla replied almost testily.

Valentia waited in silence.

Marla was fuming inwardly. What had happened had happened. There was no changing the past. Through pure luck Kayla had been spared the life of a common sex slave. Kayla had not asked for her lot in life any more than Marla or the others. She had merely been fortunate enough to do better.

Much better.

A small seed of doubt entered Marla's mind. Kayla had the opportunity to do something to help the others. Master David would likely have helped.

Why had Kayla not rescued her and the others?

Marla was not sure if she was more furious at Valentia for planting the doubt in her mind or herself for listening to the little voice in the back of her head that reminded her of the very private doubts she had experienced when she first had seen the penthouse and learned of Kayla's living arrangements.

After several seconds, Marla finally said coolly, "I assume you have some reason for trying to come between my female alpha and I."

"No, Marla! I am not trying to come between you and Kayla. I just want you to understand what happened. I doubt Kayla or David will tell you. Both are very upset with themselves over it.

"They looked for all of you - you, Trouble, Zassa and Jenny. David had to be careful. He is an open abolitionist as well as a very wealthy fur. Knowing he wanted a certain slave could have put you at risk and opened him up to manipulation if you fell into some unscrupulous furs paws.

"The trails all went cold soon after you were sold and before David and his people could find you. Trouble's buyers were a front for someone else. Zassa was sold to a financier who was captured by pirates. She disappeared and was probably sold far away from here. Jenny we know went off world, but we could only learn that she apparently went under diplomatic seal.

"You were sold to the bordello, but then it split and you disappeared into the streets with no easy way to find you. I know that the private investigators thought they had a lead several times over the past few years. David and Kayla fought to keep their hopes down, but each time we could tell they were hoping that the search would finally end, and they would find you. You should have been the easiest to find, yet they never were able to do so. That wore very heavily on them.

"Then things started to get bad here on Elysium. Both David and Kayla had to turn their attention elsewhere. I cannot tell you what they were doing, but you have to believe me when I tell you it was important to you and all other slaves. Unfortunately it also made it very dangerous to everyone for them to be looking for you, so they had to stop all but a token effort to keep up appearances.

"I have never seen Kayla more depressed than when that decision was made. She stayed in her bedroom most of a week crying. I spent hours there just holding her as she wept."

"A week?" Marla asked in amazement. Both were slaves and knew the harsh reality of the life.

"A week," Valentia conformed with a nod. "David was little better when we were in private."

Marla blinked in surprise. Master David had not even met her until she came to the penthouse a few weeks ago yet he was distraught at the thought of abandoning the search for her and her missing friends?

Whatever doubts that Marla might have had about Kayla evaporated. Her pack mates loved her, and that was all that mattered.

Marla looked away for a moment.

"Thank you for sharing that information with me, Valentia," Marla said softly.

"That is what beta pack mates are for - smoothing over the problems between alphas and omegas, preferably before they become problems."

Marla smiled a bit. It was good to have Valentia as a pack mate even if it was not an official one. She liked the older canine.

After a moment a thought came to Marla.

"Valentia?"

"Yes, Marla?"

"Why did Master David and Kayla stop looking for us? What came up?"

Valentia laughed.

"That," the older wolfess said as she stood, "is not for me to say. If Kayla wants you to get some special clothes, you will find out soon enough, though."

"Does it have something to do with jonwI'?" Marla asked as she also stood and left the female facilities with Valentia.

Valentia just laughed and waved a finger at the young wolfess. It was obvious that she was not going to learn anything more from Valentia, but what she had been told was enough for now.

"We thought you got lost!" Todd said cheerfully as the two wolves returned to the table. Their food was waiting for them.

Kayla leaned forward a bit and asked, "Did you have a good time?"

Marla glanced at Todd. She grinned and ran her tongue over her lips.

"Yes, I really enjoyed my 'appetizer'."

Todd's blush seemed to extend well into the infrared. Marla just laughed as she picked up her fork and started to eat.

The lunch passed too quickly for Marla. She enjoyed these two new friends and pack mates. They were fun to be around and seemed so full of life. Teasing Todd was fun, but she sensed the deep commitment to each other that Valentia and he had. It might just be the professional relationship of former apprentice and Master, but she somehow suspected it was much more personal and deep as well.

Kayla and Marla dropped Todd and Valentia off at their shop. Marla was expecting to return to the penthouse, but instead Kayla gave the badger another destination, and the taxi headed across town to a residential area. The badger seemed to take a rather circuitous route, but eventually they got to where they were heading.

The brownstone houses were tightly packed but well maintained. It appeared to have been an upscale part of the city several decades ago that had fallen into some disrepair and been rebuilt and remodeled by younger furs seeking affordable housing in the city close to work.

The taxi stopped in front of a nondescript house, and the two femfurs got out with the badger's assistance.

"Where are we?" Marla asked Kayla.

"A halfway house maintained clandestinely by Wolf Enterprises," Kayla replied quietly as they mounted the stairs and entered the foyer.

"A halfway house? For whom?"

Kayla smiled and said cryptically, "You'll see."

The foyer was fairly large. There was a long, narrow hallway leading to the back of the house and a narrow staircase going upstairs opposite the front door. There were closed doors on both sides of the hallway and foyer.

Marla's attention was caught by the muscular orange tomcat sitting in a chair to one side of the door. He was lithe but well-built. There were several suspicious bulges under his coat and pants.

"Good afternoon, Lady Kayla," the tom said in a soft, almost effeminate voice. "They are waiting for you and your guest in the back parlor."

"Thank you, Maxx," Kayla replied. "By the way, this is Marla."

Marla saw just a hint of surprise in the tomcat when he raised his left brow slightly.

"Ah, that would explain much," he said mysteriously as he curled up in his chair again.

As Marla and Kayla walked down the narrow hallway Kayla explained, "Maxx is in charge of this halfway house. He makes sure everyone gets to where they need to be on time and everything is going okay as the furs make their transition. He is in charge of security as well."

"Transition? What transition?"

Kayla opened the last door on the left.

"From slave to working freefur."

The parlor was only about ten feet by ten feet, but it had a very high ceiling. Early afternoon sunlight was streaming in the windows across from the doorway and to Marla's right. The walls were a delicate light pink, and the curtains a sheer lace that barely obscured the view. Two sofas and a couple of chairs were arranged in a rectangle in the middle of the room.

Marla barely had time to register these facts before there was a squeal of joy and she was pounced by first a writhing brown fur ball and then a second black one with stripes.

"Olivia! Yvette!" Marla cried in surprise.

The two furs hugging her were the two female slaves from the coffle. They had a near death grip on the wolfess. She looked over their shoulders and saw Bruce, the black footed ferret male, stand and walk to the ball of three femfurs. He said nothing as he hugged all three, but his eyes were damp with suppressed tears

It was nearly a minute before the four furs broke apart. None of their eyes were dry by the time they did.

Marla half turned to Kayla.

"This," Marla said as she pointed at the mink, "is Olivia."

"Hello," Olivia replied hesitantly. She was obviously uncertain about the strange otteress, but she was willing to tentatively accept her since she was with Marla.

"And these," Marla said as her finger moved to first the skunkette and then the ferret, "are Yvette and Bruce.

"They were with me on the coffle when we were sold to Master David."

"Hello," Kayla said in a warm voice. "I saw you when you were bought, but we did not get a chance to meet then."

Bruce responded with a tentative nod, but Yvette warmly embraced Kayla for a moment before releasing her and grabbing Marla's left paw.

"You have to tell us what happened to you! We were whisked off after that crazy wolf bought us, and we never thought we would see you again! We want to know what happened to you!"

The furs sat down. Marla and Kayla took the sofa facing away from the door. Yvette and Olivia had the sofa across from them while Bruce took the seat to Marla's right.

Olivia leaned forward and said, "Okay, let's have all the dirt. We want to know e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g!"

Olivia's eyes suddenly shot to Kayla.

"If your Mistress will let you tell us, of course," the mink added hastily. She suddenly realized that in the exuberance of their reunion the slaves had not properly deferred to this unknown otteress.

Kayla laughed and pulled back her long brown hair to reveal her collar. She flicked her name plate with her right paw index finger.

"No one here but slaves and former slaves."

Olivia was surprised. The otteress had the look and carriage of a Mistress, not a slave, yet she obviously was one of them.

"Olivia, do you remember me talking about my training at the Academy and the friends I made there?"

"Yes."

"Well," Marla said with a flourish of her left arm, "this is Kayla."

The other three furs were stunned.

"You found her," Bruce whispered in wonder. Kayla was a bit surprised at the intensity of his gaze and respectful note in his voice. Apparently Marla had talked about her and the other femfurs from the Academy more than she had let on.

"More like the other way around," Marla said, "but it ends up being the same thing. We are together again, and we love every moment of it.

"I love the three of you as brother and sisters as well, but Kayla and the others have a very special place with me as you know. That does not diminish your value to me, but they come first in my life,"

The other three furs from the coffle nodded slightly. Kayla was privately glad that they realized the situation, but she was also surprised a bit that Marla held her, Trouble, Zassa and Jenny above these three. She doubted that the bonds of friendship could be that strong in a coffle where a slave could be sold to a buyer at any moment, but the shared experiences and hardships had to draw them together. Kayla knew how strong her friendships were with the other furs, but apparently they were even stronger for Marla. She would have to speak with her sometime soon about it.

"Before I tell you what happened to me - and it has been all good! - tell me what happened to you," Marla finished.

"Well," Bruce said tentatively, "after the wolf bought us they took us away in a car -"

"Limousine," Yvette corrected him.

"- to a clinic. I thought we were in deep trouble. I had heard some things about slaves being used for medical experimentation, and that wolf did not seem the most stable of furs."

Bruce missed the hackles on Marla's neck rising slightly, but Kayla did not. She covered Marla's left paw with her right paw and quieted the wolfess.

"Things were not as bad as we feared, though. They took care of us, healed our wounds, gave us food and clothing, removed our collars and unwanted body jewelry before putting us back in the limousine-"

Bruce gave Yvette a stern look, but she just stuck out a long pink tongue at him.

"- and brought us here.

"We were given rooms alone and left pretty much to ourselves until Monday morning."

Bruce's voice caught in his throat a bit.

"They brought us our emancipation papers around noon. We were all freefurs again. Our debts had been erased, and we have full citizenship again."

Bruce had to pause for a moment. Even a couple of weeks after the fact the enormity of the change in his life and the lives of his friends was still sinking in.

"We were then taken to someplace called Wolf Enterprises and given a series of aptitude tests."

"Bruce didn't do so well on them," Olivia interrupted with a mischievous grin and a wink at Marla. The femfurs always kidded the ferret about his lack of physical ability outside of sex.

"We," Yvette said loftily, "did fine."

"Whatever," Bruce said with an air of long suffering.

"Anyway, they gave us a list of things that they thought we could do based on the tests plus what we have done in the past. Then they offered us appropriate jobs."

"I am going to be working in a private school as a teaching aid while I work on getting my teaching certificate back," Yvette said. Marla remembered that the skunkette had been a teacher at a boarding school until she had been enslaved by a powerful family who had not liked her failing their oldest son. It was just another example of the rich and powerful abusing the everyday fur on Elysium.

Marla looked at Olivia. The mink giggled.

"They had some interesting results for me."

"Oh?" Marla asked.

"Yep! They think I am smart."

Marla raised an eyebrow in surprise. Marla liked Olivia immensely, but "airhead" seemed to often describe the young mink.

"So what do they want you to do?"

"They want me to be a lab technician for the medical testing facilities that Bruce was so afraid of," Olivia said with another giggle.

Olivia turned serious when she saw the look of shock on Marla's face.

"It's not what you think. It's really just a typical pharmaceutical company. I'm not sure why they use slaves for the testing since there seems to be no real testing on them, but I am sure I will find out soon enough."

Kayla interrupted and said, "Those are special slaves. Most have been enslaved because of their politics rather than a crime or to please some fur.

"We use them as 'test subjects' because it is easier to pretend to kill them in testing and set them up with new identities off world than shield them from the government. If we just released them the regime would enslave them again the first time they went into public."

Marla looked at her friend in surprise. She suddenly had the impression that this otteress was way out of her league. There certainly seemed to be a lot of intrigue going on here. Weapons for her and Kayla, something that kept Kayla from finding her over the past few years and now an underground way off planet for political slaves smacked of deep intrigue and clandestine dealings.

Kayla just smiled at Marla.

"You would have learned sooner or later, Marla. This way you get the story straight and don't have to worry about some of the stories that circulate about the medical facilities. We can talk about the why later."

Kayla turned to Bruce and politely asked him, "What about you, Bruce?"

Bruce shifted a bit uncomfortably in his seat.

"Well, the test said I was okay at many things, but there was only one thing that I excelled at."

Bruce took a deep breath.

"They did a deep psychological profile on me and concluded that I truly enjoyed sex. They recommended either a low level manual labor job or that I become a prostitute.

"I chose to be a prostitute."

Bruce's cheeks had taken on a reddish tinge, but Kayla just nodded. Marla was not surprised. Bruce enjoyed sex every bit as much as she did, and their pairings had been some of the more pleasant times while she had been on the coffle.

Bruce continued, "I am being trained at one of the local brothels. They are not teaching me sex, but how to handle myself as a freefur with a will and rights rather than a sex slave who must obey every whim of his Master or Mistress.

"They are also teaching me about money and the other things I forgot about while a slave.

"It's a pretty good situation. The rest of the furs there were slaves as well, and all chose the profession. The hours are good, the pay and tips really good, I get health care and regular checkups, and I even get vacation time.

"It's not perfect, but I like the sex, and this is something I know I can do. With the security furs and everyone else helping me, I know I will not be abused and can succeed."

There was a moment of silence, and then Kayla said, "I have been to many of the brothels. Their connection to Wolf Enterprises is well hidden, so the government largely ignores them as long as they pay enough in bribes to the police and councilfurs. The furs that work there are well treated. You should do well."

Marla almost asked her friend why she had been visiting brothels owned by their Master and indeed why her Master owned brothels in the first place, but she suspected she would not get an answer with her other friends present. Instead she asked, "Since when does Wolf Enterprises pay bribes? I would think Master David would never do something like that!"

Kayla smiled almost maliciously and asked sweetly, "Marla, what do you think will happen when the list of all the furs who took bribes, graft, etc., is made public? Especially when those same furs have been sanctimoniously pushing slavery as a means to punish the immoral and criminal elements of Elysium for years?"

Marla gaped at Kayla. She suddenly had a new appreciation for her Master and the deviousness and depths of his plans.

Marla smiled maliciously as well.

"I suspect the Academy will have a bumper new class that week!"

The furs laughed together at the thought of those who had oppressed them and their friends subjected to the indignities and degradations they had experienced in their training.

"Okay," Bruce said, "that's us. What about you, Marla?"

Marla looked at Kayla. The otteress gave her a slight nod.

Marla turned back to her friends and asked, "You know that 'crazy wolf' who bought you?"

The three furs nodded in unison.

"Well, that's David Wolf, owner of Wolf Enterprises and probably the richest fur on Elysium."

The three furs' jaws dropped in surprise. There was also just a hint of fear in their reaction. No one crossed a rich fur lightly on Elysium. Very bad things tended to happen to those who did.

"He really is not that bad. He just had to play at being a snobbish rich fur to get us. Now he is my owner..."

Marla paused for a dramatic moment.

"...and my alpha male! He invited me to join him and Kayla in his pack!"

The three freefurs thought that nothing would shock them, but this revelation was astounding. Their eyes bulged in astonishment.

"We live in a penthouse located downtown. Kayla is my alpha female, and we get along great still. We have a lot of fun in and out of bed. I am as good as a freefur, so I don't mind being his sex slave. Not that I really ever did, but it is nice to know I could walk away from it if I wanted.

"Here's what happened..."

Marla proceeded to fill in her friends about what had happened to her over the past few weeks. She omitted some things that she thought Master David would not want discussed, but she was frank with her friends about her relationships with Master David and Kayla. She knew that the three furs would keep the information to themselves. Besides, it was nice to have someone else whom she trusted to talk with about it.

Kayla listened but said nothing. She had considered leaving to let her friend be able to talk as she wished with these three furs she did not know, but Marla was as free and frank as if Kayla was not there. Kayla was glad to know that Marla trusted her and also glad when she omitted a few details like the dungeon and this morning's trip to the gun dealer. Listening carefully she realize Marla said absolutely nothing that would not be reasonably expected or not available publicly save her being part of Master David's pack. That was information that Marla could hardly be expected to hide, but Kayla wished she knew more about these three furs before that information had been given to them.

Still, as she listened to Marla talk and watched the three furs intently she doubted that there was any danger. Their mood, their body language and their reactions to what Marla told them made her think they were trustworthy.

When Marla was finally done, Bruce turned to Kayla and asked, "What happens to Marla now?"

Kayla smiled a bit enigmatically and replied, "We have a special position waiting for her."

Olivia snickered and said slyly, "On the bottom, I bet!"

The furs laughed together at the sexual innuendo.

"No," Kayla replied with a laugh, "at least not unless she wants the bottom."

Kayla turned serious.

"I really cannot answer your question, but we do have something in mind for Marla that we hope will work out well. She will be working closely with Master David and me in a very important assignment. If things work out well it will benefit all of us in the long run.

"For now, though, we are late for our next meeting."

Kayla stood. Marla reluctantly stood as well. Almost sadly Bruce, Olivia and Yvette hugged her again. Each also kissed her long and hard. Marla responded with considerable ardor. She had a special bond with these three furs, and she was afraid this was the last time she would ever see them. At least she had this opportunity to see them again and say goodbye.

Marla blinked away some stray tears that had welled up in her eyes and said, "I don't know if I will get a chance to see you again or not. I'm not one hundred percent sure of what I am getting into, but I know it is important and probably dangerous. I have to look after my pack first, but I am glad I got to see you again even if it is only for an hour.

"You mean a lot to me, and I will never forget you no matter what happens. I hope to see you again sometime, but, if not, know that I love you."

Nearly in tears Marla turned and walked out of the room. She heard Kayla say a quick goodbye behind her. She barely realized that Maxx opened the door for her as she half ran from the house to the waiting taxi.

Kayla joined the wolfess a few moments later and closed the door. She also pressed a button to raise a privacy glass between the driver and them. The taxi started and headed back to the penthouse.

Marla did not care what was happening. She curled up in a ball and wept silently at the intensity of her emotions. Kayla just handed her a handkerchief and waited.

"They're gone now, aren't they?" Marla finally asked Kayla.

"I doubt that we are going to be able to let you see them in person again for a long time, but, so long as you use only the Wolf Enterprise communication system, you can still talk to them."

Marla looked at her friend and blinked.

Kayla answered her friend's unasked question.

"We probably cannot let you meet them in person again soon because they represent a way for the government and others to get to you and hence to Master David, but the internal network is totally separate from the main communication grid. It can be tapped, but only with great difficulty, and we find and isolate the taps fast.

"It is not a perfect answer, and you are going to have to be careful what you say, but you can at least talk about some things with your friends.

"Like how much you like it when Master David ties us up and buggers us at night!"

Marla could not help herself. She laughed. Kayla joined her. The otteress always seemed to know how to bring the wolfess out of her occasional bouts of depression.

Marla leaned her head against the window and looked at her friend. She truly loved the otteress. The sex with her was great, but the camaraderie, the shared hardships, the times that they had helped each other, the true pain of separation and all the other things that went into their relationship set it apart even from her friends in the coffle. She wished Jenny, Trouble and Zassa could be here as well, but she had Kayla, and there was nothing that would ever separate the two again.

"So what now?' Marla asked.

The taxi pulled up to the apartment building, and Mike assisted the two femfurs out of the car. As she always did Marla "accidentally" ran her tail over Mike's shin and thigh. She smiled as he responded to her bit of flirting with a small blush.

"Now," Kayla said as they headed towards the elevators, "you meet your Sensei."