Birthday Submission

A/n Sorry! I had a bit of writers block over the weekend, but Im back with Chapter 5 and fresh ideas. Thank you to Anna Marie and Nic for the reviews, Im glad you enjoyed it, and I will be adding more and more fun soon! Please dear readers, review so I know what to fix, what you would like to see happen to Sophie and Arro, and much more. I am also looking for a beta reader if anyone is interested!

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Sophie was running. Something was chasing her and all she knew is she needed to get away. She ran down the hill from the village as fast as she could, tripping and falling into the stream. She got back up, panicked, trying to run again when something grabbed her and picked her up out of the water. Sophie started screaming and screaming...

She awoke suddenly to the sounds of Arro calmly talking to her,

"My Pet, it is okay, you are safe. Shh, calm yourself, you are fine. Nothing will hurt you."

Sophie took a few deep breaths, calming herself back down after her nightmare. She noticed she was no longer in the carriage, but was being carried up the steps into a gorgeous castle. From the outside, you could see the lights on in the house, sending shadows and colors through the stained glass windows. There were flowers and bushes surrounding the stairs that led to the large front doors. They were made from mahogany and the dark reddish brown was set against the almost eerily black of the castle walls. They reached the top of the staircase and Arro paused as the doors were opened. Standing just inside the doorway was a woman who looked not much older then Sophie herself. She had golden blonde hair and sparkling blue eyes. You was almost beautiful until you noticed her own flaw. On the left side of her face from the top of her eyebrow all the way down to her mid neck was one long scar. She couldn't open the eye on that side completely, but you could hardly notice behind her radiant smile.

"Master Arro! I'm so glad you made it home safely!" The girl said, with an almost sing-song voice. Sophie wasn't an idiot, she knew this woman wanted Arro. She could tell by the way she stayed close to him, yet just far enough. She also was avoiding any look at Sophie, despite her being in Arro's arms.  

"Loni, I am glad to see you right away! I need you to get the men to go fetch everything from my carriage. I also need you to run my Sophie a bath and get me the bandaging supplies. I will then need you to arrange my room to accomodate her." He said sternly, obviously picking up on Loni's blatant disrespect for Sophie.

"Yes Master Arro, I will do that right away," Loni said with a quick glance at Sophie. She then scampered off down a large hallway that was to the left of the grand staircase. Sophie too a moment to admire the entrance hall of the castle. There were paintings on both sides of the hall, depicting battle, hunting, and ships all in there beautiful canvases. In the middle of the hall was a curving staircase that came down both sides of the hall, to meet in the middle of the floor. Between the two staircases was a large double door that was closed. Arro saw Sophie admiring it all as he started to take her towards the staircase.

"Lets get you cleaned up, dressed, and then after dinner I will show you the entire castle. You will be able to roam freely, but not until you have proven you won't run off. You cannot blame me for being overly secure at the moment after your actions in the town." Arro said to her, with that slight sound of disappointment in his voice. Sophie nodded against his chest as he started carrying her up the stairs. He took her to the left down a long hall way, until they reached the very last door at the end. Arro carefully set Sophie down, making sure not to jostle her still fresh wounds. Arro reached for Sophie's hand, but she hesitated. Sophie did not want to become close with this man, he was, after all the one who took her from her family. Arro, growing impatient, opened the door and grabbed her wrist pulling her in. Sophie stood there akwardly as Arro walked over and sat on the bed that was sitting in the middle against the back wall. It was a four poster bed, with curtains that hung from the corners to be closed if one wanted privacy. The bedspread was a dark, almost blood red silk, that shimmered in the soft light of his room. Sophie hadn't even realized it had already gotten dark, as she had slept a majority of the trip. Arro was busy taking his boots off as Sophie glanced around the room. There were hardwood floors all across the room, with a large rug placed perfectly under the bed, so you wouldn't have to step onto the cold wooden floors in the morning. There were more portraits on the walls along with a large desk to one side of the room, and an armoir lined up directly across from it on the other side. Next to the desk was a large door, that Sophie assumed led to the bathroom. As she was standing there, she heard a knock come from the door behind her. Sophie stepped to the side, trying to hide behind where the door would open.

"Come in," Arro said, not bothering to look up from his task of unbuttoning his dress shirt. The door opened and in walked Loni,

"I'm here to get her bath started Master." Loni said, walking past Sophie and heading towards the door next to desk. Loni opened the door and walked in, setting the basket of supplies she had brought down, Sophie caught a glimpse as she turned on the light of a large marble countertop before Loni closed the door behind her. Arro stands up and starts arranging things, ignoring Sophie completely as he walks form one side of the room to the other. Loni walks out of the bathroom, pausing to nod at Arro, then walks to the door. She opens the door to the hall, glancing sideways at Sophie with a cold look, then walked out and closed the door behind her.

"Come Pet. You need cleaned up." Arro says, as he opens the bathroom door to enter. He pauses, as Sophie has not moved forward yet. "Pet, come here NOW." He says to her angrily, growing impatient with her constant hesitations. Sophie sighs and walks past him into the bathroom. She gasps at the interior. He has white marble countertops, with a double sink and a large mirror above it.  She looked past the counters to a beautiful white marble tub, that could easily fit 3 people into it, and next to the tub was a large a large, closet sized shower that had a combination of three shower heads. Sophie had heard that the Nobles had running water and fine things like these, but she had never seen them and was awestruck at the beauty that she never knew she was missing.  Sophie then noticed Arro had begun to undress himself. He slipped his shirt off of his shoulders exposing his broad, muscular chest. He had that muscle tone to him, that was just perfect, but not too much. He had a long scar that ran from the top of his right shoulder, across his chest to end at the top of his stomach on his left side. It was wide and jagged, like it had healed poorly. He then started to remove his pants, and with that, Sophie flipped around facing the other direction. Her face had become flushed with the embarassment of this man naked in the room with her. Sophie had grown up in such a small village, it was seen improper for any man to have his shirt off without being part of the Counsel or the Village Workers. Sophie heard Arro's pants fall to the floor, and she closed her eyes. Wishing she could collapse within herself and not have to bee in the same room as this man. She heard his footsteps as he walked up behind her. He stood just out of reach of her body, but close enough that he could gently start to undo her messy braid in her hair. Sophie tensed up, scared of what else he was going to do. He was gently puling the brain out of her hair, pulling some of the tangles out with his fingers. Sophie slowly started to relax, enjoying the soft handling of her hair. Arro finished with her hair and gently grabbed her shoulder and started turning her towards him. Sophie turned hesitantly towards him, but kept her eyes shut out of embarassment. Arro noticed and just laughed softly. Her innocence was something totally new to him, and he was amused by it. She was like a scared child in so many ways that he admired her bravery for it.

"Look at me Sophie," He said gently, lifting her chin up so she could look him in the eyes. Sophie opened her eyes slowly. She looked like a terrified young child, and looking into her eyes Arro noticed he started to get hard. He tried to think about somethign else, trying to stop what he knew was about to happen, but as his hardened cock started to brush lightly against Sophie's stomach, her eyes grew wide and she tried to take a step back. Arro smiled and stepped towards her with every step she took back, til her back was against the door and he was standing in front of her, just barely touching her. Sophie reached her hands up to try to push him away, but Arro just grabbed her hands and lifted them up above her head. Sophie tried to fight him off, tried to get her hands free, but he just pushed them above her head and held them with one hand. He took his other hand and gently traced down her arm and down to her shoulder. Brushing her skin lightly with his fingertips, causing her to shiver as he reached up to her face and stroked her cheek gently.

"My Pet, lets get you into the bath before I decide to take you right here in this bathroom," Arro says to her, gently pulling her arms down and leading her to the bathtub. Sophie follows him slowly, trying to keep dsitance between them as much as she can.

"I.. I can do it myself." She mumbles to him, looking down at the floor. Arro grabs her face with his free hand roughly, making her gasp and look up at him.

"What were you forgetting there Pet? Do not make me punish you so soon." He says to her sternly.

"Sorry Master..." Sophie says bitterly, shaking her head out of his grip and looking back to the floor.

"Get into the tub Pet. I shall wash the dirt off of you and then let you relax for a bit. I will use the shower and then wait for you in the bedroom, as long as you can behave yourself." He says to her, gently urging her towards the tub again. Sophie steps in carefully, shocked at the warmth of the water.. Sophie had grown up with cold baths with the water from the stream, and had never had such a luxiury before. She sat down slowly into the tub, slowly adjusting to the warmth of the water. She finally rested herself fully into the tub and sunk into the wonderful bubbles Loni had put in the water. Sophie was fully covered up to her chest, and she was finally comfortable. Sophie laid her head back gently onto the headrest, sighing as the warm water soothed her sore and tired muscles. Arro grabbed one of the peices of cloth sitting next to the tub, and dipped it into the warm water. He wanted to climb into that tub with her so horribly, but knew he had to give her a little more time to trust him, or he would be forced to take her by force. Sophie didn't realize it, but they had quite a night played out for them. The role of a MAster, when taking on a Pet is to bed them to prove there dominancy as soon as acquiring them, and then to brand there pet with the symbol of his Nobility. Arro slowly lifted Sophies arm out of the water and began to clean her. He was gentle, but firm so she knew that she could not avoid this. Sophie obliged throughout him cleaning her arms, the tope of her shoulders and the top of her chest. Arro reached into the water to wash her legs, and Sophie jerked away from him, frightened that she hadn't noticed him reach for her. Arro sighs and hands her the washcloth. Sophie then starts to wash her legs and her lower body herself. Arro gave her that responsibility, just this once, so that he could not frighten her as much. He knew he should be hardest on her now, try to enforce his set rules from the start, but he didn't want to push this girl. He hadn't had a pet since before that day he picked out Sophie. His last pet had grown ill when it was discovered she was with child. She had passed away from complications, taking the baby with her. Thats when Arro sought another Pet, one he knew that would do great for him one day. But since he had taken Sophie from her home, he had gained almost a soft spot for her. He loved the innocence she carried, her small defiance, and her independence. Yet, those were the things he knew he had to break the most. He had to mold her into a Pet that she HAD to be. It was seen as a weakness for a Noble to have a disobedient Pet. Sophie then handed him the washcloth back, and Arro dunked it again.

"Lean forward Pet, I need to get your back," he said to her soothingly. Sophie leaned forward, so that the expanse of her smooth skin was visible. Thats when Arro noticed the faint scars of past punishments. He had known Sophie was disobedient, but this showed she had been all her life. She had scars that were healing from many whippings and punishments, criss-crossed from her shoulders down to her mid back. Arro washed her back quickly, as to not embarass her. He set the cloth down next to the tub,

"I am going to take my shower now and I expect you to behave yourself. i will hear it if you leave this room, and you will be punished severely, do you understand me?" He said to her, making sure he had her full attention. Sophie nodded her head, in part because she didn't want to have to say that demeaning phrase. Arro let it slide and stood up, starting for the shower. Sophie had laid her head back down and closed her eyes, relaxing in the warm water.

    After Arro had finished cleaning himself, he turned the water off and exited the shower. Sophie was still laying in the tub, looking peaceful and tranquil despite the fact the bubbles had started to fade. Arro then spoke to her,

"Sophie, step out so we can dry you and bandage your wounds. I do not have clothes for you, because as my pet you are to remain naked for me when we are in private. If you will get out and take the towel, I will look away until you are covered. I will then bandage your wounds, and then go prepare the bed for us. You can come out whenever you are comfortable, is that okay?" Arro was trying so very hard to make this go smoothly for the young girl, and she responded,

"Yes Master, Thank you," looking at the bubbles as she talked, as if she was afraid of eye contact. Arro turned around respectfully, and heard Sophie exit the bath and pull the drain. He waited a few moments until he heard she was still and then turned around. Sophie was standing there with her beautiful shoulder length hair dripping down her chest adn her back. She had the towel wrapped securely around her, making sure that she would not drop it accidentally.

"Sit down on the edge my Pet, let me bandage your back," Arro said to her, motioning towards the tub. Sophie sat down, making sure to cross her ankles and tuck the towel around her. Arro grabbed the basket of supplies and set them on the edge of the tub.

"I need you to remove the towel. You may wrap it around the front of you, but I need full access to your back," Arro said to her. Sophie wiggled her way out of the towel, managing to kep her front covered at the same time. Arro sat on the tub behind her, reaching for the healing ointment Loni had placed into the basket. Arro couldn't help himself any longer, he leaned in to Sophies bare back, laying gentle kisses between her shoulders. Sophie tensed for a moment, not expecting his sudden advancement. Arro continued to kiss her, being careful to be light where seh still had open wounds that had started to heal slightly. He kissed from the top of her back down to the bottom and then back up again. Sophie had relaxed after he had made it to her lower back, trusting he was just being gentle. Sophie sighed at the gentle feeling on her back, enjoying the soft feeling of it. Arro reached his arms up to her shoulders, sliding his hands down he arms that were crossed in front of her as he kissed her back gently. Sophie tensed up and started to pull away from him, but Arro kept a frim grip on her.

"My Pet, don't fight this. It has to be done, just save yourself and don't fight it." Arro whispered in her ear, kissing her neck and her ears as he did so.

"No.. please.. I don't want to do this," Sophie said fervently, pulling harder against Arro.

"Stay Still Pet!" Arro said sternly to her, tugging on the towel she had wrapped around herself. Sophie started to panic, her thoughts racing with how wrong this was. She had always imagined her time different, with someone she loved and cared about, not like this! Sophie threw herself to the side and onto the bathroom floor, breaking Arro's grip and surprising him. Sophie dropped the towel and scrambled to get up and run to the door, but Arro was behind her in an instant, holding her in place with a rough chunk of her hair. Sophie screamed and tried to kick backwards at him, to no avil.

"I told you not to make this hard! Now you have no choice pet!" Arro screams at her in frustration. Sophie has no time to think before she sees Arro's fist coming at her from the side to collide with her head. Sophie falls to the floor with the sudden release of her hair, her vision swimming before she suddenly blacks out.