Fallen Star Chronicles (Work in Progress)

Chapter Eight - The first appearance

~*~WARNING:  THIS CHAPTER MENTIONS ABUSE AND RAPE.  I DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO BECOME TRIGGERED OR STRESSED BECAUSE OF IT.  READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION~*~

~Chapter Eight - The first appearance

The next day arrives and both Ainu and D'mitri are focused on making sure everything goes well for her first real appearance since her purchase. He drops her off at Madame Ristani's shop so that the woman can help Ainu get ready for the ball and stops by the jeweler's to pick up the collar that had last minute details added onto it. He drops the collar off, hidden in a box, for Madame Ristani to keep until he shows up later to check on Ainu and give her the collar then, just before she completely dresses in her gown since it is to be a surprise for him to see at the ball. While she is getting ready, he heads off to the nearby barber shop for a quick trim and shave before dressing in an elegant black tuxedo with a tie and vest in the same blue color of Ainu's gown. As he waits for the time to pass until Ainu is ready he pulls up a chair in the parlor of Madame Ristani's shop and reads one of the books he purchased after getting the haircut.

In the fabric room, Madame Ristani transforms it into a dressing room for Ainu to get ready. She had her hair trimmed slightly to get rid of the split ends and Madame Ristani was surprised to watch the blue color shift to be the same length as it was before it was trimmed. Always 3 inches of color at the ends of her black hair, unless it grew out past her shoulders, then it would lengthen to 6 inches of color at the ends. Madame Ristani carefully applies Ainu's makeup, making her eyes stand out even more with the black winged eyeliner and deep blue eyeshadow at the outer corners of her eyes, fading into a silver at the inner corners. Ainu slips into a silky blue robe in order to meet D'mitri out in the parlor. She doesn't know what to expect so she's surprised to see Madame Ristani hand him a flat black box. He steps over to where Ainu is waiting at the door to the fabric room and he holds out the box for her to open.

She looks up at him in confusion and he nods down at the box, gesturing for her to open. She cautiously opens the box and gasps in surprise. Laying on the velvet interior is the collar he had made for her. The tarnished silver gleamed with its black shine and the blue jewel in the center was shaped like a newly opening rosebud. Smaller blue jewels trailed around the sides of the collar, getting smaller towards the back, with more jewels hanging from the front in rows of five, three and a slightly smaller open rose than the one in the middle. D'mitri lifts it out and Ainu notices that there is more chain to hang down her back and at the end of the chain is a heart shaped jewel about the same size as the second rose. The longer chain in back was removable so that it wouldn't get caught on things when worn with more casual clothes. She bites her lip as he hands the box to Madame Ristani and gestures for Ainu to turn around. He lays the collar against her throat and clasps it securely, making sure that the chain hangs halfway down her back just right. It looks just like a normal necklace, so unless one knew she was a slave, no one would realize it was in fact a collar. She brushes her fingers over the jewels and feels the satin on the inside of the collar to keep it from scratching her fine skin.

"Master, this is beautiful. I don't deserve this, Sir, I'm just a slave."

"You are more than a slave to me, Ainu. You deserve this and much more. I look forward to seeing you step through the doors at the ball tonight. You will be the most celestial star there."

Ainu blushes and bows her head and Madame Ristani rushes over before the tears fall. "Come now, child. Let us finish getting you ready and try not to mess up all the work I did on your beautiful makeup. We will see you in a few hours, Lord Kiirar."

"Thank you for all of your help, Madame Ristani. You have been such a wonderful friend to both Ainu and myself. I will see the both of you later tonight." He leans in and brushes a soft kiss against Ainu's cheek before he turns and heads out to let them finish getting her ready.