The Collaring of Chloe

Chapter 37: Public Displays

As they exited the car, Chloe inhaled a deep breath of thrilling energy. Getting to just walk around the city she'd grown up, properly collared and on her Master's chain, filled her with joy and excitement. He'd dressed her in a beautiful midnight blue velvet corset-dress with floating sleeves and delicate black lace gloves with matching lace hosiery. A pair of old-fashioned lace up Victorian-styled boots and her posture collar finished the outfit off, making her feel like a princess and intensely beautiful.

Ellie was dressed up in authentic late-1800's fashion, covering her from chin to toe, but managed to look easily as sexy and beautiful as Chloe's more modern appearance. She could easily have just stepped out of a time warp, with even her make-up and hair done up in the same period's theme. Her naturally timeless features made the anachronistic garb look perfectly normal to be on her and her natural aura of comfort with the costume managed to make her not seem out of place a century and half later than when her look was originally in fashion.

Chloe had always envied Ellie's ethereal presence, amazed at how effortlessly the woman could transcend whole eras of time in just an instant. If she were told that Ellie was, in fact, some kind of immortal being that had actually lived through the 1800's, she didn't think she'd find herself to be all that surprised. Of course, Ellie had assured her, many times, that she had plenty of regular reminders that she was not immortal in the slightest.

While the two of them looked like they were bound for some formal ball, Mittens looked like she was ready for a day romping around the park. Sporting denim shorts, a tight lemon-yellow tee-shirt with a cute Japanese animation-style cat on the front, and a pair of hip-height tube socks, she looked especially playful and jubilant. She'd been in an especially 'kitty' mood since she'd woken up, making purring noises and nuzzling up to everyone.

Chloe felt pretty sure it was mostly because of how tickled Ellie got over Mittens' cat-like persona. She'd even spent almost a full hour laughing raucously as Mittens chased the red dot of a laser pointer all over the house. For Mittens' part, she'd eaten up all the attention with a spoon, obviously finding Ellie to be wonderfully fascinating and fun.

As Master came around the car, Chloe gave him her full attention, standing straight, gloved hands clasped behind her and her chin raised, inviting her Master's leash to her collar. The satisfying click of it snapping into place made her want to sink to her knees and worship him right there, taking him into her mouth and showing her Master how much she loved and revered him.

She'd woken up that morning beside him, Mittens on his other side, her head resting on his chest as she made a funny little purr-like snore. She'd been struck with such an intense wave of love and deep affection for the both of them that it had nearly brought her to tears. These two people had come to mean so much to her and she had fallen so deeply in love with them. In that moment, she had imagined the idea of them not being there when she woke up every day, of herself belonging to someone else.

That had brought her to tears. For several minutes, she had lain there beside them, silent drops rolling across her face as she watched them sleep. While she could not deny that Mistress Victoria made her feel like the slave she wanted to be, she wasn't really who Chloe wanted to be actually owned by. She wanted to belong to James Brooksend. Wanted to have Mittens always around to make her smile. She needed them.

Had he asked her for her choice in that moment, she would have chosen them without question. However, a little bit of the indecision had returned after they'd all risen and begun the day, her mind turning back to Victoria and feeling a sadness at the thought of disappointing her, feeling a strong desire to have her pushing her. She loved how Mistress made her feel, how she truly challenged Chloe as an obedient slave. Surely, that should mean something too.