Alexander's POV
Two days passed quickly since Bella's punishment. I have gone down to see her once a day since then, waiting for her to heal so I can start her training properly. I believe today is that day. Smirking to myself, I unlock the basement door and head down stairs, flicking on the light switch once I reach the bottom.
Bella is curled up into a ball on her side, facing away from me. I hear her groan softly as she wakes and she moves to sit up.
"Good morning, Bella." I say softly, so as not to startle her.
She's not seen me since the day I punished her, so when she whimpers and moves away from me, I am not surprised.
"Calm down, girl. I'll not hurt you unless you need to be punished. That won't happen if you obey me." I say in response to her frightened expression. "For today, and today only, I will allow you to speak, so long as you remain respectful. Do you understand me?"
She nods slowly, watching me with weary bottle green eyes.
"Good. If you have any questions, I suggest you ask them now. And by 'questions' I don't mean the annoyingly cliché 'why are you doing this', 'what do you want from me', etc."
"W-why... why do you keep calling me... Bella. That's... that's not my name. My name is... Asami Rei Atsuko." She says, nearly stumbling over her words in her rush to get them out.
"That is not correct, little one. When I bought you, you became my property. You no longer retain any rights, except for the ones I allow you to have. When I purchased you, I decided your name would no longer be the one you were given at birth. I have witnessed many girls cling to things from their old lives when I buy them, their names included. It serves to hinder their training."
She trembles and chews her lower lip but otherwise seems to accept it.
"The girl... M-Mia? Said... said that I am to be your... pet? What... what does that mean?"
"It means exactly what you think it means. You will be my pet. You will crawl on all fours at all times, you will make animal sounds, you will never speak common tongue, except right now. You will sleep either in a cage or on the floor at the foot of my bed. You will not wear clothes. You will be a pet."
She whimpers softly and moves away from me, backing further into her cage.
"Now, I will give you a choice. You can either take on the role of a puppy or kitten. Which would you like?"
Her eyes widen slightly and she shakes her head slowly.
"Choose. Or I will for you." I threaten.
She bites her lower lip and lowers her eyes, seemingly thinking about the decision. "K-kitten." She stutters softly.
"Good. Kittens are my favorite." I say, smiling with pleasure. "Do you have any more questions?"
"A-are you going t-to... have... uhm... sex with me?"
I chuckle and shrug my shoulders. "Perhaps."
"A...are others?"
"If I decide to let them." I answer. "Now, tell me something..."
She looks at me, waiting for me to continues as I move closer to her cage and kneel.
"Does it seem so bad? You'll be pampered, cherished, taken care of. You will be admired, adored, and protected. You will never need to worry about holding a job, doing chores, etc. Does that really seem so bad?"
