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Part Two: A Clean Slate

The last thing she remembered was hearing someone run up behind her, voices, being wrapped in something, the cold, wet and the pain all around her body but mostly from between her legs. Right now though, she felt warm and the pain wasn't nearly as bad now, but it was still present. She no longer felt wet and now felt like she was wrapped in something silken.

She slowly opened her amber colored eyes and after they focused she noticed she was no longer outside. She quickly sat up; which caused her some minor pain and made her grunt a little, before she noticed she was in an ornate four poster bed with curtains blocking the view of where she was. She feared for where she was and what was going to happen to her, but that thought was soon put on hold as she looked down at herself and noticed she was completely naked.

Looking at herself she noticed that; compared to the white sheets she was in, her white fur was dark and dirty. When she moved her legs pain shot up from between them; causing her to spread her legs a little to relieve the pain. She moved the covers a little to look down at her nether regions and that's when she noticed that the fur between her legs was stained a reddish brown.

She was about to check herself when she heard a door open and someone walk into the room. Whoever had entered the room was getting closer to the bed she was in and out of fear she scooted backwards till her back was pressed against the headboard of the bed. A moment later the curtain on the left side; her right, of the bed opened and revealed a female feline; a lynx by her size, fur coloration, and her pointed ears and short tail dressed in a maids outfit.

The lynx at first didn't notice that the young vixen was awake until she looked at where the young girl was previously laying and saw she was pressed up against the headboard. The maid looked surprised, but happy at the same time as she placed something onto the bed that the little vixen didn't notice until it was on the bed. The little girl looked at what the lynx dropped and noticed it was multiple sizes of different clothing. The little vixen stared at the clothes a little longer until the lynx spoke up.

"I didn't know your exact size, so I brought several sizes I thought would fit you." The lynx said with a slight accent that the vixen couldn't recognize and continued with. "Don't worry, you're safe here and no one will hurt you. I'm Nora by the way, Nora Iarlaith; servant to the master of the house Mr. Ambrogio. What is your name young one?"

Nora Iarlaith; a twenty four year old lynx that stands at four feet ten inches tall, has sky blue colored eyes that hold a caring and concerned look in them, and light brown colored hair. She has black spots every so often on her gold-ish brown fur and has beige white fur on the ruff of fur under her jaw and down her chest and belly.

The vixen was surprised at the kindness this person radiated as she spoke, but was also wary of what she said. "Servant and a Master?" The little vixen thought as the lynx gave her name then asked for hers. Nora had asked her a simple question and she felt she needed to at least answer in order to learn where she was. "A-Angelus ma'am." She said in a weak voice.

"Angelus, what a beautiful name you have. Do you live around these parts Angelus, what is your last name so we can find your parents?" Nora asked simply, yet patiently.

Angelus' eyes fell to the bed and sorrow started to emanate from her at the question Nora asked her. "I... I don't have a home or p-parents to return to. I-I'm an orphan." She stated as she choked back a sob.

Nora was shocked at first, but quickly put it behind her and to get off the subject she said "Well don't worry; you won't be cast out of here. The master isn't like that." Nora smiled then and added. "I know it's late but since you're up, would you like me to run a hot bath for you?"

_ "A bath!? I haven't had a decent bath in months... maybe the reason she's asking is because she can smell me?"_ Angelus thought as Nora pulled back the curtains on the bed, exposing the room behind them to Angelus.

The room she was in was empty, except for a large full body mirror in the left corner opposite of the door. A closet on the wall in front of her, a dresser on the left wall under a window that opened up and showed a beautiful open garden that was spread across the entire back yard, despite the moon shining instead of the sun it was still gorgeous. Then there was the four poster bed she was currently sitting in and another door on the right side of the room that Nora was heading towards.

"I think we should cut away most of the matted fur on you before you take a bath, if that's okay with you of course." Nora said as she opened the door on the right side of the room which opened up into a very large bathing and grooming room.

"Um o-okay" Angelus said as she slowly got off the bed and shyly covered her private parts as she walked across the floor and into the bathing room.

Nora was getting out some grooming supplies and when Angelus entered the room she said "Would you sit on the edge of the tub please."

Angelus nodded but realized Nora couldn't see her nod so she weakly said "O-okay" before sitting down on the edge of the tub and tried to cover herself up as best she could; she's been a shy girl all her life and being in front of a complete stranger made her even more embarrassed and uncomfortable.

As Nora looked for the few things she needed Angelus looked around the bathroom. There was a large mirror that Nora was in front of looking though drawers and cabinets under the sink. The walls were painted a rich chestnut color just like the room that the bed was in. There was nothing on the walls but a couple towel racks by the sink and the large Jacuzzi tub she was sitting next to.

Nora quickly finished finding everything she needed and calmly walked over to where Angelus was nervously sitting. She set everything down in easy to reach spots near her before sitting down next to Angelus. As Nora began to groom Angelus she attempted to causally ask her about herself.

"So Angelus, not to seem rude, but how long were you on your own?" Nora asked as she clipped away a few patches of matted fur.

"I w-wasn't on my o-own, but it was a-about a y-year and a half." Angelus said sadly.

"You've been on these streets for a year and a half?" Nora asked with a little surprise in her voice as she clipped more fur away.

"No, not here. I've o-only been here for a f-few days." Angelus said.

There were a few moments of silence as Nora cut away more matted fur. Nora eventually asked "Where did you live before coming here to Dormio, and how old are you?"

"I-I'm ten, I'm not sure what day but...i-in a few months I-I'll be eleven. And I c-came here from P-Pacis"

"Wait... Pacis! Pacis is in Amriro, how did you get to Vento from Amriro?" Nora asked in surprise, stopping momentarily.

"Me, and two others like m-me stowed away on a shuttle as it crossed t-the sea." Angelus said as a tear went down and wetted her cheek fur as she remembered that day as Nora finished clipping away the last of the matted fur.

"Oh..." Nora said; noticing the tear "Okay then. Let me clean up and I'll get this bath started for you so you can have some privacy." Nora said as she started cleaning.

Nora cleaned the tub of any matted fur that fell in it before she turned the water on and let it get warm to a comfortable temperature before she plugged the drain. "You can hop in now if you like or you can let it fill." She said as she cleaned up the floor and swept up the matted fur and disposed of it "I'll be back in a little bit to check on you." She added as she left to give Angelus some privacy.

Angelus let the tub fill up a little before she turned off the water, then tested the water with her paw and found it nice and warm, a little hot but not too hot. She slowly stepped into the tub and let the hot liquid soak her fur. She was now fully in the tub and the water level only reached her shoulders. The tub was so large though, she could have floated in it like in a pool. She sighed as the hot water soothed the tension in her muscles and relaxed her.

She closed her eyes and breathed in the warm vapors of the water before fully submerging herself in the water a few seconds before coming back up and relaxing. She opened her eyes and looked around the room again, this time noticing one of the things Nora set out. It was a bottle of fur and hair shampoo in a pink bottle with 'Lilas et Lavande Parfumés' on it as a title. She opened it and squeezed it a little to get the scent of it into the air, and when she sniffed it she was surprised to find it smelled of Lilacs and Lavender.

Angelus turned the water off as she sat up on the edge of the tub; she then squeezed some of it into her paw then started to work it into a lather in her hair and cleaned it. She then squeezed more into her paw and worked it into her fur and started dislodging dirt and other foreign things from her fur. She sighed as she cleaned her fur; taking joy in being able to actually clean herself for the first time in months. It may have been a simple thing, but Angelus felt like she was in heaven. She had cleaned her arms, face, body and was currently working her way up her legs till she came to her abused nether regions.

She cleaned the dried blood from her white fur and carefully and thoroughly cleaned her privates before sliding back into the warm water to rinse off all the dirt and grime. The warm water soothed her a little as she thought about what happened earlier that night. She felt different down there after that rat had stuck his 'thing?'; she didn't know what else to call it, into her. She shivered; even in the warm water, as she remembered the pain from when he penetrated her.

She knew it hurt then but she didn't know how bad she was hurt until she saw she had bled when she checked herself earlier in the bed. A thought then crept into her mind "Who helped me, and brought me here?"

Pulling the plug in the bath she drained the water and stood up. She looked around and noticed there wasn't something to dry herself off with. She was about to call for Nora to see if she was nearby, but the image in the mirror caught her attention.

She was looking at herself of course, but she hadn't seen herself with such bright white fur in a long time. Her uneven long white hair was even shining in the light from the overhead lights on the ceiling. But what unnerved her was, now that her fur was wet and forming to her four foot tall undeveloped body; she was really small and not eating properly didn't help. She easily saw how horribly thin she was; she could even see her own ribs with the way her fur was forming to her body and it scared her.

There was nothing on her body that could identify her from another arctic fox vixen and right now she only had the body of a child; which would change the older she got. The only thing she thought might make her stand out from another arctic fox is the golden color of her amber eyes which were highly unusual.

Angelus started to shiver a little now that she wasn't surrounded by warm water and the cool air seemed colder then it was with her fur being wet. She carefully stepped onto the tile floor and walked over to the door and cracked it open. She looked into the room and no one was there so she decided to call out and see if someone would hear her.

"Um, N-Nora... a-are you t-t-there?" Angelus called; her teeth chattering a little.

There was no answer, but the door to the bedroom opened a few moments later as Nora entered the room carrying a very large towel. She noticed Angelus standing at the bathroom door and said "I forgot to bring you a towel. Unlike the larger bathrooms in this house, this one doesn't have a full body fur dryer."

Nora walked up to Angelus; who backed up into the bathroom and shyly covered herself again with her tail, and draped the towel around her and smiled "Don't worry; these towels are extra absorbent. I've used them to dry myself off a few times before and I get completely dry using one of them."

Angelus nodded and used the towel to dry her hair first. She then dried her shoulders, arms, back, chest, stomach, legs, tail and every nook and cranny on her body. The end result was her fur standing up in odd directions. When Nora saw the way Angelus' fur was she couldn't help but laugh. When Angelus looked at her she pointed at the mirror; it was angled a little bit which allowed Angelus to see herself from the ground but when she did, she did a double take at herself before she smiled a little. She couldn't easily tell how thin she was now due to the way her fur stood out; like on those old cartoons when the character would go through a blow dryer.

"Well I was told that Dr. Felice; the Ambrogio Family's doctor, will be visiting you in the morning Angelus." Nora told her as she they both stepped out into the bedroom; as Angelus wrapped the towel around herself.

"Okay" Angelus said as Nora handed her a couple combs and brushes. "Oh, t-thank you." She added.

"Well after taking a bath it's always best to brush out your fur and hair." Nora said as she walked over to the bed and patted something that was lying on it. "These are some nightgowns for you. They may be a little big though."

"T-That's alright, I'll make do." Angelus said and sat down and started brushing her hair; and even took pleasure in doing that too.

"Well it's time I head off to home, I'll be back in the morning and I'll check on you then until the doctor arrives. You'll be in his care then. Good night." Nora said and started to leave the room.

"Um, Nora."

"Yes little one?"

"Who... who w-was it that found me?" Angelus asked.

"Oh, that would be the young master." Nora said.

"Young m-master?"

"Yes, Durante the master's son. He's the one who found you and rescued you. Do you need anything else?" Nora said.

"N-No, I'm o-okay." Angelus said as Nora left the room.

Angelus finished brushing out her hair and fur before looking at the nightgowns. She looked at them and while they may have been comfortable she didn't like nightgowns, even when she was with her mother she didn't like them. She looked at the other pile of clothes that Nora had brought in earlier and noticed something that she would wear.

Walking to the end of the bed she picked up a pair of gray cotton shorts and a plain white T-shirt. She slipped the T-shirt on and it alone covered her all the way down to her knees. Still, after what had happened to her earlier she felt better wearing the shorts as well. She quickly slipped them on and suddenly felt small. Both the T-shirt and shorts were much larger then her body size. Though the shorts fit fine around her waist they were still large.

She hopped onto the bed, laid down and stared at the ceiling with thoughts racing through her head. She was tired and most of the pain in her body seemed to be almost completely gone. She closed her eyes and soon she fell into the dream world as sleep took her.

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"Master Ambrogio?" Nora asked as she slightly opened the door to his study.

"Yes, I'm in here Nora." Ignazio spoke patiently, Nora stepped into the room.

It was like any other room in the building; four walls and the ceiling, but it had a luxurious hand woven rug that sat in front of the large desk that Ignazio used. There was even a fireplace in the room on the right wall, but no fire was crackling and snapping at the logs at the moment. Ignazio himself was sitting in a leather recliner chair that was facing a window that overlooked the back yard while he smoked a fat cigar.

"So how is our guest doing?" Ignazio asked as he took a puff of the cigar and exhaled the smoke.

"She woke up a little while ago and I've learned a little bit about her." Nora said.

"Well that's good; tell me what you've learned." Ignazio said as he looked over to Nora.

"Her name is Angelus, she's ten years old almost eleven, she's an orphan, homeless, and she made it here to Dormio all the way from Amriro. She said that she had two friends with her... but the look on her face when she mentioned them tells me that they either got separated or they may be dead." Nora informed him with a sad tone in her voice.

Ignazio listened to what she said and after she told him what she knew he sighed and looked back out the window. "Ten years." He simply said in a dead calm voice; a voice as dead as the calm before a storm.

"Sir?" Nora asked.

"Ten years I've been trying to change this god forsaken city into something decent and things like this are still going on, and this close to the manor no less." Ignazio ranted quietly as he got up and went over to a cabinet and opened it.

He pulled out a crystal glass and fancy-looking bottle filled with an amber colored liquid. He poured the liquid into the glass and set the container down before he looked up and asked, "Would you care to have a glass Nora? It's a brand of single malt scotch that my father loved. I think this bottle is forty years old or older."

"No, thank you. I'm not much of a drinker, sir." Nora honestly replied.

"Hmm, okay." Ignazio spoke in his usual calm as he retook his seat in his chair.

After a few moments Nora said, "Things have gotten better though, sir."

"Hmm?" Ignazio looked at her quizzically as he took a sip of his scotch.

"Over the past Ten years, crime rates have dropped considerably, and with the peace you have with the Ettore Family things have quieted down. The only trouble makers are the..." Nora was saying and faltered

"The Giraldo's, yes most of the trouble now is caused by them or affiliates of theirs." Ignazio finished simply.

"Aye." Nora said softly and stayed silent for a few moments while she thought about something. "Um sir, if you don't mind me asking. What do you plan on doing with Angelus?"

Ignazio looked over to the lynx and smiled warmly, "Well, I guess I could let her stay here. I know that things are still quite bad out there, and that the orphanages around these parts are horrible. Though, it does seem my son has taken a liking to her." He said grinning at the last part and took another sip of his scotch.

"I noticed he seemed uniquely worried about her when we placed her in that back bedroom." Nora admitted.

Ignazio chuckled as he said, "Maybe he has a crush on her, I guess we'll find out soon enough."

"Maybe sir, is there anything you'd like me to do?" Nora asked.

"No, you can go home now. We'll see you in the morning, good night." Ignazio said as he chugged down the rest of the scotch in his glass and got up.

Nora bowed slightly before turning around and leaving as he refilled his glass and sat back down. "Well, I don't know what life has in store for that little one. But she'll have a new life with us at least. Hmm, I wonder what Grazia will think when I tell her about the stray our son found." Ignazio said to himself and chuckled.