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Princess and Serving Woman
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CHAPTER 1
Having discovered the secret of the garden door, I waited my chance.
I had heard the love-call, but waited till the servants were asleep before going out.
He had obviously followed me home and left a love token by the door. I inhaled its exciting fragrance and set out.
Soon we found each other.
I was tense with expectation as I crouched for him to take his pleasure. He sniffed me carefully then mounted.
Yes, as my mother had warned, it hurt, but it was also exhilarating, and I was so grateful when he put his kitten juice in me and snarled his appreciation. I nipped him gently in thanks, and he stalked proudly off.
I had three more lovers that night, and four the next one.
After several nights of mating the urge left me and their interest waned.
Soon I could feel the weight in my belly and finally the movement.
At last I understood why there were towels in a warm cupboard. The servants changed them every week to keep them warm and fresh, so I made a nest there.
The servants seemed agitated, but put a bowl of water nearby and some food. They put a litter tray where I could get to it without losing sight of the nest.
The birth was uncomfortable, that was all, as my kittens came out, and I licked them clean. It was exciting to feel them wriggle. All except one, which stayed limp. So I ate it.
How delightful it was when they suckled me, I could not help but purr with the pleasure.
Now I was no longer a princess, but a queen!
I was pleased when they were old enough to go out into the garden. I knew there was a mouse nest, and had been saving it. Now I brought mice one by one to teach my kittens to hunt.
I told them about servants and the life of a cat.
Gradually the servants took them away until there was only one left. That night I took him out through the garden door and looked for his father. I had scented him several times. It was my first lover, who smelled himself in my little black prince and took him away, to show him the world.
The servants were obviously puzzled.
Then came the worst time in my life. I was carried in a special box to the servant who had stabbed me with a thorn several times before. This time I was stabbed and fell asleep. When I awoke I was sore and felt as if something bad had happened. The soreness lasted a while, but when it went away I felt something was missing.
CHAPTER 2
I heard the love call, and went out. There was a delicious love token on the door - someone I did not recognise. But it was very recent so I followed his scent.
I found and greeted him, then crouched ready.
He sniffed and went away.
He didn't want me! I knew it. My smell was wrong. In my mind I was ready and eager, but I could not make the right smell.
When I got back in I scratched and bit the manservant when he tried to stroke me.
They had robbed me of the most precious thing!
I went and slept right in the middle of the woman servant's bed and refused to move, so she had to squeeze onto the edge. I noted her female scent was quite strong, and was jealous.
Waking up, I struggled with the thing that was over me.
As I half fell out of the bed I realised I had become the servant woman again! Last time I had mated, and now I was so desperate to do it again. I relaxed and let her get control of her ungainly body. The things she did were strange, but at least it was not for the first time.
There was an argument with the manservant. I could tell she wanted to mate with him, but did not understand what they were talking about. Then I got the feeling. She wanted kittens as much as me, but he did not want to mate.
I couldn't understand it. The servant nose is not very good, but even I could smell the scent on me which says "mate me now!" What was wrong with him? Had he been pricked by a thorn and made sore so he couldn't, like one prince I had met?
I relaxed. With her need and my suggestions we were sure to mate today. There was the servant in the office and those in the servant litter room at the dark and noisy place.
But she didn't go to the office. Instead she went to a different noisy place and collected my food. I had never known where it came from, and did not understand how it worked. There were mostly female servants, as I could see and smell, but some servant kittens and old men servants. She carried some other things as well. When she came back she shouted at the man servant. They didn't use their names, Darling and Sweetheart.
I tried to make her offer to mate with him, but she was too strong for me, and I could smell his anger. Finally he shook me, then shouted he was going to the pub. She was angry and sad, and there was nothing I could do as water came from her eyes as if there was dust in them.
Then she thought of me, and went round calling "Princess". Oh how I would have loved to come to her to purr and be stroked, which I know is good for both of us. I managed to stroke myself a little, which calmed her, though I could feel being puzzled at the same time. I tried to concentrate that Princess is all right, and she put some food down. I held it up so my servant nose could appreciate its delightful fishy smell, and nearly managed to get her to eat some. Instead she opened a tin and used a metal thing to put it in my mouth. It was fishy and nearly as good as cat food.