Pup (Bratt)

Chapter Three: Terms and Conditions

That night, Matt settled down in his apartment with a twisting stomach, and pulled the papers out of the manila folder. He had forced himself to wait until he wouldn't have any obstructions, no calls, no visitors. He also wanted to build up the excitement. What would this contract contain?

He pulled the stapled packet of pages out of the folder, skimming over the first page. There were the duties of the slave, the duties of the master, part of the BDSM section of the contract. Matt must do his best to please Brian, submitting to him in all ways possible, and in return, Brian would provide and care for Matt, cherishing and treasuring him. Matt was not allowed to object to anything Brian said unless it was one of his hard limits. Brian was not allowed to cause any permanent physical, mental or emotional injury to Matt, nor was he allowed to neglect him, or cage him for long periods of time.

Matt breathed a sigh of relief reading that. He didn't mind being caged as a punishment, but he hated being stuck in a cage for a long time.

Matt would have to surrender all of his assets, finances, and material goods to his new master, nothing out of the ordinary. Something unusual, however, was that the contract said the master would have to use those assets as investments and help them to grow. If the contract was ever broken, Matt would get all of his wealth back, including the interest Brian had accumulated.

Brian also was not allowed to order Matt to do anything illegal, or anything that would prove to be detrimental to any of Matt's personal or professional relationships. There was also something called "mandatory free space," which said if Matt wanted time to spend with his friends or family, Brian could stay away from him for a certain period of time. Matt thought this would come in handy in case Brian turned out to be abusive. He could go talk to someone who could get him out of that situation.

Matt was expected to receive any punishment Brian decided to inflict on him. However, if his body ended up with any permanent mark, if he ever lost consciousness, or if Brian ever withheld items necessary for Matt's survival, punishment would cease and the contract would be terminated if Matt wanted out.

Matt was not allowed to seek out any other partner while their contract was in place. Matt expected that. In addition, Brian also was not allowed to seek out another partner, be it another submissive or otherwise. That surprised Matt. Another item he thought was strange was that he was not to be passed as a temporary submissive to any other master. Matt thought that was comforting. Most Doms agree to pass submissives around, or take temporary subs while they still have a slave in their home.

The use of a safe word must be put into practice. Another relief. Both Matt and Brian had to agree on a safe word before the contract was signed. A list of hard and soft limits must be established before the contract could be signed. On the back of the contract there was a long list of items, ranging alphabetically from Age Play to Wooden Paddles, and Matt had to mark between 0-5, with 0 meaning he had no desire to do it, and 5 meaning he wanted to do it as often as possible. There was a space for him to write "NO" if it was a definite hard limit that would cause termination of the contract if it was attempted.

There were a special set of directions for Matt being Brian's puppy. Brian would always have to fully respect Matt during Matt's headspace, and to never force him out of it unless an emergency arose or the situation was urgent. Matt would have to agree to Brian's training methods, whatever they were. Matt was not to remain in his headspace for longer than seven hours, which also filled Matt with relief. Matt was only to sleep in a crate until after he was crate trained, then it would only be used for caging punishment. It was Brian's job to care for Matt when he was in his headspace, and to provide ample toys and supplies in order to keep Matt happy.

Even when Matt wasn't in his headspace, when he was in between, Brian still had to help him reach his full potential as a puppy. Brian had to provide a leash for Matt, and a collar was an absolute must. Matt's collar had to be worn at all times when he was with Brian, but whether or not he wanted to wear it during his free space was entirely up to him.

All in all, the contract looked wonderful. Matt was thrilled to be given the opportunity to agree to such conditions. It looked like Brian really would be the best Dom he'd ever had.

The next day, he went over to Zacky's house after work. He brought the contract and showed it to him, and Zacky shook his head.

"Holy shit." He breathed. "You're fucking lucky, Matt."

"I know." Matt grinned. "All because some dude tried to fuck me at that play party. You really should have come to that."

Zacky shrugged. "I'm glad I didn't. If I had been there to protect you, who knows? Maybe Brian wouldn't have felt the need to step in."

"So do you think I should sign it? Taking on a Dominant is a big step, I've only met him, like, twice."

"Well, maybe you should think about it for a few days. See if your initial excitement about it fades away. And if not, then I'd definitely sign it. These conditions are good, Matt, you're likely never going to come across a guy with a contract like this ever again." Zacky went into his kitchen and came back with a couple beers, tossing one to Matt before sitting on the floor.

"Yeah, I guess you're right. I really have a good feeling about this, Zee. Brian, he's... he's just so beautiful." Matt cracked his beer open and took a sip.

"I don't suppose you'd consider sharing?" Zacky laughed.

"You know I would, Zee, if the contract allowed it." Matt winked. "If he's as good as we're building him up to be, he might be too much for me to handle."

"If that ends up being the case, then by all means, send him my way." Zacky chuckled. "I'm just kidding though. It sounds like he's really only a puppy person. He might not be able to handle an untrainable, wild fox."

"I think he has a lot of experience with puppies." Matt said, "Not many Doms build their contracts with a section specifically for the whole animal part of the relationship."

"Yeah." Zacky agreed. "Let's hope he's not into bestiality."

Matt wrinkled his nose. "I sure as fuck hope not."

They talked work stuff while they finished their beers. Zacky worked at a bar across town, one where he could wear his fox attire at all times. It was a good fit for him. He met his last Dom there, and they had stayed together for a long time. It ended, though, when his Dom had to move away for work and had the decency not to uproot Zacky and take him as well. They tried to keep long distance, but eventually that tapered out. It's fucking hard to have a long distance relationship as it is, not to mention when you are your partner's pet.

After that, Zacky offered if Matt wanted to get in his headspace and they could play for a while, but Matt didn't have his ears or tail with him, and he just didn't feel right being a puppy without them.

So he went home, both excited and nervous about the contract, and hoping desperately that everything would turn out well.