{Five months after the visit of Snowdonia}

Krystal moved her chair, leant back in it, her posture relaxed and informal, and laced her fingers together behind her head. She fixed her eyes on Adriana and smiled. She watched Adriana's cheeks slowly pink, then turn crimson under her intense, scrutinising gaze. All the while, she kept her expression impassive, hiding her true feelings on purpose.

She knew Adriana wanted to look away; her desire to break eye contact was strong and very much evident in the way her eyes would flicker away for barely a second, then settle back on her.

She sat up straight, trying to exude confidence but it was an act — she kept shuffling and moving her feet, a clear sign of her nervousness and Krystal decided to test her resolve. She wanted to push Adriana's boundaries and see how long it would take before she gave in to her inner battle of wills, surrendered and looked away.

Adriana opened her mouth, intent on saying something, but Krystal shook her head.

"Shush," she whispered into the quiet of the kitchen.

Adriana hesitated for half a second, then snapped her mouth shut and swallowed whatever she had been about to say. She pulled her bottom lip into her mouth and worried it with her teeth, gnawing on it.

Krystal watched her but did nothing to discourage or calm the nervous energy that filled the room. She wanted Adriana to get a feel for the

unknown and deliberately allowed three long minutes to pass before she spoke again.

"Do you still want to please me, my little kitten? Do you still want to be my good little pet?"

Adriana whimpered, the sound of her voice quiet and gentle. She'd allowed her shoulders to slump forward a little and appeared pleasantly subdued, not as calm as Krystal wanted her to be but she hoped to get her there sooner rather than later. There was an endearing sort of enthusiasm in her eyes — she still wanted to play and she wanted it badly.

"Say it," Krystal pushed. "Say you want to please me. Say you want to be my good little pet."

"I—"

Adriana started but had to pause to clear her throat, then spoke so quietly that Krystal had to strain her ears to catch the words.

"I want to please you."

She clicked her tongue and gave Adriana a disapproving look. Adriana being all sotto voce she could handle; Adriana being lazy and not showing her respect by not addressing her properly she wasn't going to tolerate, when it was clearly her idea...

"Who do you want to please, my little kitten?"

A gentle reminder was all it took for Adriana to correct herself.

"Mistress," Adriana whispered. "I want to please you, Mistress."

"Now that sounds so much better. Say that again."

Krystal smiled.

Adriana's words were music to her ears.

"I want to please you, Mistress. I want to be your good little pet, My Lady."

Adriana complied with her request without the slightest hesitation and Krystal let a few moments of silence pass between them before she spoke again.

"Do you really?"

Adriana nodded with a kind of child-like zeal that made Krystal grin. She could tell that Adriana's desire to

to please was there, she just didn't know how to properly express it — yet.

To increase Adriana's anticipation and to make her fully aware of what was happening, Krystal, who had an excellent view of the kitchen clock sat in silence for two full minutes. She watched Adriana's face carefully and checked for any sign that she wasn't comfortable or wanted out — she found none.

"C'mere," she said, her voice deep and husky, perhaps even a little smoky and smiled in a slightly mysterious way.

Krystal hoped that the tone of her voice would make it impossible for Adriana to resist her gentle invitation and pushing her chair backwards, she watched as Adriana took her time to get up.

She took one, two, three tentative steps towards her, then stood there with her arms dangling at her sides.

She shuffled from one foot to the other. A wave of nervous excitement rolled off her and Krystal smiled.

"Very good, my kitten. Now prove to me how much you want to please me, darling."

"Krystal —, Mistress —, I—"

Adriana spoke in a hushed whisper, her voice tremulous with nerves and mild anxiety, but Krystal shook her head.

"No, baby, no words, you are very good at using them, too good. Show me instead. Prove to me you want to please me. I want to see."

Krystal remained firm about what she wanted and watched. The hesitation was evident on Adriana 's face.

There was also mild confusion but apart from that Adriana held herself with a certain kind of elegance that was truly admirable.

There was nothing superior about her, she just looked beautiful, stunningly beautiful.

Kneel, Krystal thought, kneel, my sweet little kitty, but she didn't say the words.

She wanted to mouth the order, wanted to tell Adriana what she expected her to do, but she forced herself to remain quiet.

She wanted Adriana to do it out of her own volition, not because she was obeying an order — if Adriana really wanted to please her tonight, she had to show her.

Krystal wanted Adriana's submission and she wanted it badly but she also knew how to keep herself under control. Not giving her desire to see Adriana kneel for her away wasn't exactly the easiest thing in the world but Krystal had an iron will, or at least she thought she did...

A few moments passed, then Adriana wordlessly moved her hands behind her back and sank to her knees in front of her.

She did it with the refined grace of an angel. It was beautiful to watch and Krystal 's breath caught in her throat.

She refused to blink, she wanted to savour that moment forever.

Adriana looked at her as she slowly sank to her knees, held her gaze with a strange sort of ease, and Krystal mentally noted to fetch the footage and preserve the scene to show it to her princess who was currently doing god knows what with Max leaving them alone in the kitchen which she locked, of course.

The way Adriana bit the corner of her bottom lip was obscenely erotic and her coy smile made Krystal want to jump her. She wanted to push Adriana onto the kitchen floor, rip her clothes and take her right there and then.

She wanted to possess her, wanted to own her, wanted to mark her and keep her forever but she did none of that.

Instead, she praised Adriana.

"Such a good pet you are, it pleases me to see you on your knees for me, my sweetheart " Krystal whispered.

Adriana's cheeks pinked instantly.

Krystal reached out to run her fingers through Adriana's bushy hair and caressed her cheek tenderly with her thumb.

"Look at you, so beautiful, so stunningly beautiful, you take my breath away, my little kitten," Krystal continued to praise and cupping Adriana's chin with her thumb and index finger, she gently forced it up and captured Adriana's lips in a sweet kiss.

Adriana mewled and Krystal combed her fingers through Adriana's hair again.

When she pulled away from the kiss, Adriana gave her a coquettish smile, then cast her eyes downward to look at the floor.

"I want to please you, so much, my hot Kidnapper, I want to give you everything which I own, to show you how I feel, how my heart flutters, how much I adore you, Mistress " she whispered.

A shudder went through Krystal.

She inhaled deeply, then exhaled slowly and repeated the action several times to get a hold on herself.

"Hmm, yes, I believe you do. And please me, you will, of that I'm sure," Krystal said.

She leaned as her lips connected to Adriana's ear making the latter shudder, "My sweet kitten, I want you to go to our room. I want you to take your clothes off and kneel by the door with your hands on your back. Face the room but keep your eyes on the floor. Will you do that for me, pet? Will you be my good little kitty? Will you please me?" Krystal whispered.

"Yes, Mistress."

Adriana's voice quivered as she answered and as she went to get up, Krystal placed a hand on Adriana's shoulder and firmly pushed her back down and watched the kitten moaned with the sensation of pain.

"Ask first," she chided.

Adriana swallowed.

"May I go to the bedroom, please, My Lady?"

"Yes, you may."

Krystal removed her hand from Adriana's shoulder and sitting back and watched as Adriana slowly and gracefully got to her feet.

She left the room without making a sound and sitting forward, Krystal reached for her half-finished glass of water.

She took a few sips of the cool liquid and tried to work out whether she really was about to give Adriana her first real scene.

She decided that she was and the anticipation of it made her shudder but she managed to get a handle on her excitement — for the most part anyway.

And kitten play too, she thought with a chuckle.

"Adriana Styles, you never cease to amaze, or surprise."

She spoke into the now empty room not because she particularly enjoyed talking to herself but because the words sounded so much better spoken aloud than simply thought in her head.

She rose to her feet and stretched to ease her stiff neck and back — she couldn't help but wonder whether she might be able to persuade Sandra to give her a massage.

Not tonight perhaps, she was nowhere to be seen along with Max and Kartos.

'Hope, they are not doing something which leads us back-'

Glancing at the clock on the wall, Krystal decided to give Adriana a little more time and cleared the table.

Then she went into the pantry and searched for some sweets. After a short look around, she found a small bag of milk chocolate-coated biscuit balls and taking those with her, she made her way towards the room.

She took her time climbing the stairs up to the second and with each step she took, her anticipation grew.

She wasn't entirely sure whether kitten was ready for what they were about to do but she was determined to try her very best to guide Adriana through it all and give her a memorable experience, one she wasn't going to regret or be embarrassed about.

Once she reached the fourth-floor landing, Krystal paused for a moment and took a deep breath.

Go slow, she reminded herself and forced her own nerves to take a backseat.

She didn't need them to distract her. For Adriana's sake, she needed a cool head for this.

One more deep breath and she was ready and opened the door.

Adriana was exactly where she had told her to be and Krystal took a moment to appreciate her beautiful pose. She was naked and kneeling on the floor by the door with her back to Krystal and her head lowered submissively. Her hands, loosely crossed at the wrists, rested on her lower back and she was sitting back on her haunches. It was something Adriana was familiar with and even though she had a safe word now (her mother's name), Krystal didn't want to take that away from her.

Krystal quietly closed the door behind her and snapping her fingers, she dimmed the lights. A flick of her hand into the general direction of the stereo was all it took to fill the room with beautiful and evocative background music. Again, it was something Adriana knew and Krystal hoped it would help her relax further and that it would allow her to lose herself in the moment.

She took a step forward, gently placed her hand on Adriana's shoulder and gave it a light squeeze. She then stepped in front of Adriana and easily dropped down onto one knee.

"Look at me, love," she prompted.

Adriana slowly lifted her head.

Krystal gave her an encouraging smile.

"You look so beautiful, so very beautiful."

Adriana looked rather shy and averted her gaze, clearly embarrassed about the praise.

Krystal chuckled.

She knew Adriana liked to hear that she was beautiful and good but she also knew better than to force Adriana to admit that she had a praise kink. She would eventually, of that Krystal was sure. For now, though, she wanted Adriana to simply enjoy the effects praise had on her — it seemed to make her so much more willing to submit and Krystal wholeheartedly intended to use that little weakness to her advantage.

"No sweet kitty, look at me, I want to see your beautiful eyes when I talk to you," Krystal whispered.

She placed a single finger underneath Adriana's chin, Krystal lifted it and looked deep into Adriana's big wide green eyes. She felt her swallow hard, saw her tremble with anticipation and nervousness and gave her a warm smile.

Opening the bag of sweets, she had brought with her, Krystal placed a chocolate-coated biscuit ball between her teeth and leant in for a kiss. Adriana responded and as she did, Krystal pushed the sweet treat into her mouth and let her have it, then pulled back.

"Good little pets get treats, remember that, sweet one."

She murmured the words against Adriana's quivering lips and kissed her again, then pulled away from her a little. She ran her fingers through Adriana's hair and then her thumb over her lips, first the bottom lip, then the top one. Adriana's lips were a delicious shade of red and glistened with saliva. They were also soft to the touch and Krystal pressed her thumb against them, quite unwilling to stop enjoying the sensations.

"I want you to listen to my voice and focus on what I tell you, okay? If, at any point, you feel uncomfortable or you think you can't go on, then use your safe word. I will stop immediately; you have my word. Do you understand that?" Krystal said, holding Adriana's gaze.

Adriana nodded in response.

Krystal shook her head.

"No, Kitten, I'm afraid a nod is not good enough in here. I need to hear you say it, I need to know you understand. It's very important, Adriana."

"I understand, Mistress," Adriana said in a hushed whisper.

Krystal smiled and ran her fingers through Adriana's hair, then kissed her again.

"Good pet, you remembered," she praised.

Adriana flushed a little.

She tried looking away but Krystal caught her chin before she could do so.

"Be a good little Kitten for me and stay right here," she instructed, kissed Adriana one last time and then rose to her feet.

She deliberately left the bag of sweets on the floor near Adriana, in a place where she could see them, and moving across the room, Krystal approached one of the cabinets, pulled the top drawer open and looking inside, she contemplated for a moment.

Plain back with a soft fur lining, she decided and picked up a light, smooth leather collar with a steel O-ring at the front.

The leather felt marvellous to the touch and Krystal opened another drawer to pull out a matching leather leash. She left the leash on the red leather sofa and returning to Adriana's side, she crouched down in front of her and showed her the collar.

Adriana's eyes widened with clear apprehension and she shook her head, then opened her mouth to object but Krystal swiftly placed a single finger across Adriana's lips and silenced her.

"Ssssh, Kitten, I just want your left hand," she said softly.

Adriana hesitated but eventually, she brought her left hand out from behind her back and offered it to Krystal.

Krystal took it and placed the collar in her hand.

"Feel it, my sweet pet, the leather is light and smooth and soft with fur lining," Krystal said and as she spoke, she moved Adriana's fingers over the collar, letting her touch every inch of it.

"You'd look so pretty with it snugly fastened around your neck, my little kitten, and it would please me so much if you let me put this collar on you."

Leaning in, Krystal gave Adriana a gentle kiss and swallowed the soft sigh that fell from Adriana's lips. She pulled away and caressed Adriana's check.

"Try it on for me, Kitten, please. If you absolutely don't like it, you can tell me to take it off and I promise I will. Understand that I won't force you to wear it if you hate it."

"I'll try it, Mistress," Adriana whispered.

"Such a brave Kitten you are," Krystal praised, her smile broad and her eyes shining with love.

"Brave pets get treats, sweetheart."

She reached for the bag of chocolate-coated biscuit balls and she offered Adriana a sweet but held it just a little out of reach so that Adriana had lean forward a little to get it.

"Good Kitten," Krystal praised. "Now, will you let me put this on you?"

Adriana nodded and lowered her head in silent surrender.

Fucking perfect, Krystal thought and gently placed the collar around Adriana's neck. She expertly fastened the clasp but knowing that Adriana wasn't familiar with wearing a collar, he deliberately left it loose. With the collar securely fastened around Adriana's neck, Krystal gently cupped her chin and made her look up.

"How do you feel?" she asked.

Adriana shrugged.

"OK, I guess."

"Does it bother you?"

Adriana shook her head.

"Do you want me to take it off again?"

Adriana shook her head again.

"No, Mistress, please, I'll wear it for you."

"Hm, you really do know how to please me, sweet Kitten."

Krystal smiled and offered Adriana one more treat.

"Open up, pet," she said.

When Adriana opened her mouth, Krystal placed the biscuit ball on the tip of Adriana's tongue and winked. She withdrew her hand and Adriana closed her mouth and hummed as the chocolate melted in her mouth and she chewed on the biscuit.

"Let me have a taste, Kitten," Krystal said.

She hooked her finger into the O-ring at the front of Adriana's collar, pulled her closer, pressed her lips against Adriana's, and plunged her tongue into her mouth. She swept the tip of her tongue over Adriana's teeth and caressed and massaged her tongue, tasting Adriana, tasting chocolate, and tasting biscuit. It was sweet and it was perfect.

"Such a sweet Kitten, I want to eat you right up."

Krystal whispered against Adriana's lips as she slowly withdrew from the kiss and unhooking her finger from the collar's O-ring, she trailed it down Adriana's chest, teased around her navel, over her stomach and through the soft dusting of light curls at base of her navel.

Adriana's breathing hitched and she licked her lips.

Keeping her eyes locked on Adriana's, Krystal told her to spread her thighs just a little bit. Adriana did and Krystal ran a single finger along the length of Adriana's hard clitoris. It twitched under her touch and rubbing her finger around the sensitive head, he brought it up to her mouth and licked it off her finger, then hummed approvingly.

"That tastes even better, darling-" she said with a smile and a wink, then slowly stood up.

Adriana looked up at her with pleading eyes and Krystal ran her fingers through Adriana's hair and massaged her scalp.

In response, Adriana whimpered. Her unspoken affirmation about how much she enjoyed Krystal's touch was soft and sweet, little bit like honey, really.

"Good pet," Krystal praised.

She did not remove her hand from Adriana's hair and took a moment to just look at Adriana, collared and kneeling at her feet, expectantly looking up at her as though she had all the answers.

"You are absolutely perfect, my love," Krystal spoke softly, her voice low, warm, and gently.

"You've done really well so far; I'm going to make things a little harder for you. Are you ready for a little challenge, my pet?"

"Yes, Mistress."

Krystal smiled.