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His family was his brothers and they got along perfectly. I told him how

my family kicked me out of my bed and sometimes ate all the food. I

explained the unkind remarks and the many beatings they had given

me. The idea of having a family that hurt you or couldn't be trusted

baffled Christof.

I talked a lot about my mother and her struggles with alcohol. He didn't

really understand that either, but he listened. Even with all her failings

she was still my mother. The more I talked about mom, the more I

missed her.

Christof didn't understand missing a mother, the mothers here dropped

the sons off after they were very small. The men that raised them were

called Child Keepers. He did say he knew what it was like to miss

someone. He often spent so long consoling me we were late back to

the compound.

We agreed about other things and that was kind of cool. When it was

just us he was sympathetic to my argument that I wasn't an it. If my sex

didn't matter they would have bought a male earthling.

"I have female parts,” I said stubbornly making him laugh. "Your

inability to put a child in me doesn't mean I'm not female.”

He said he didn't care if I said that around him, but it would make his

brothers upset. I grumbled a little, but agreed with him. It would have

to be our little secret.

I adored Christof and I did everything I could to show him that. As

much as I could I talked to him about romance. He allowed me to hug

and kiss him. Soon, he started to hug and kiss me without any

prompting. It made me feel nice and normal for a change.

However, the more I got to know Christof the more he worried me. I

could tell something was eating at him. Finally I decided to ask him

about it, I just had to take the chance. Gathering my courage, I took a

good guess about what might be bothering him.

"You might get mad at me, but I just wanted to know. Did the women

take you?"

He sighed and took a piece of food from the bowl for himself. "Yes, I

was sent by the Administrators to patrol a section along the mountains.

My brothers and I were ordered to split up to cover a larger territory.

The big one picked me up and flew off with me. She took me and kept

me for a long time," he answered. "She and her sisters needed female

children and I seem to make those most of the time."

I shuddered, "It must have been horrible. Were you able to talk to your

brothers about it?"

He laughed and started to hit a bamboo like tree that was sitting next

to us, "My brothers know nothing of my capture and, for the record, I

was only treated poorly the first several days. During that time I was

kept in a cell by myself, but she moved me to a place with other men

after a very short while. She had decided to keep me in the mountains

long term.”

"How did you get away?" I gasped.

"I thought I could escape from them. Finally, the woman in charge told

me they owned me; I would never escape. The only men my brothers

and I found were men they released because they no longer needed

them. I still tried to get away, that's when she beat me. I was miserable.”

His face fell as he talked.

"She wanted me to live and be happy. My owner, Nu-reeh, said they

had decided to take my brothers to be with me, the Administrators

would send them on a job like I had been sent. I stopped being able to

get erections; the thought of my brothers living that way upset me and

I told them that," he sighed.

"I told them if they sent me back, I would do what they wanted. I would

keep to an increased coupling schedule, give them as many girls as

they needed. They just couldn't do that to my brothers.”

"The women told me if I did as they asked they would leave us alone.

They told me to explain the new rules to my brothers. If I started

trouble, the women said they would destroy me."

I sat in stunned silence

"Your brothers will protect you, Christof," I said pulling him to face me.

"They can't protect me. No one here can protect anyone. We are owned

by the women. We live at their discretion. I am as much a slave as you

are. When they find I will no longer perform for them I will be deemed

useless. They will destroy me," he said starting to walk back the way

we'd come.

"Well, you're not useless, you can have sex with them. You have sex with

me all the time," I said trailing after him trying to process.

"You don't understand, Ciara. I was raised to believe I was free, but they

let me see the inner workings of our world at least a little of it. I listened

to the other males they keep in the mountains. They control

everything.”

"The women mine and sell the ore that make us a rich planet. They

mark us when we are born, put us with others they sense we will get on

well with. As we grow, they watch us to make sure we do the job they

set out for us. The Administrators and the General talk to them and

hand their edicts down to us,” he continued at a brisk pace back talking

angrily. "I cannot preform for them, I cannot live like this. Let them

destroy me."

"Wait a God damned minute,” I said stopping.

Christof turned to look at me quizzically. "You are speaking the wrong

language, Ciara,” he said.

"I'm cursing you,” I shouted angrily in his language, "I'm sorry it's not

good enough for you, but sometimes that's how it is. You can't just lay

down and die because you don't like it. How would you feel if I said

that to you? I am a slave, I was raised free, and I'm doing just fine. You

can't leave me. I care for you. Your brothers care for you," tears were

streaming down my face by now. I knew a coupling was coming up for

them. "You have to talk to your brothers,” I cried to him. "You have to

do what you are supposed to. Please, don't leave me."

We were almost back to the compound and I could hear the other

Warriors. The voices were coming toward us. I dropped my head as

they came through the brush.

"Christof," I heard one say, "we heard shouting. Is everything as it

should be?" the man asked.

"Yes, all is well. Come Ciara, your mid day meal is over. You must go

back," he said addressing me.

He went to take my arm and I moved away from him and stalked

toward the compound. A masculine chest I didn't recognize was in my

face a moment later.

"All does not look well, Christof," the voice in front of me said.

"It is an earth slave, Basin. These things happen,” Christof said taking

my arm and leading me away.

The rest of the afternoon stunk. I swam out my private hole and spent

hours in the deep water outside the inlet. I barely was back in time for

the evening bell. The other girls asked what was wrong because I was

acting so off. I told them I missed my family. Which come to think of it I

really did, that made me more upset.

My owners took me to the bathhouse and I was unusually quiet and

subdued. I couldn't believe Christof had decided just to give up. Life

without him would be unbearable. He was the only person in my life

that I felt loved me and I wasn't enough for him.

Master Damien noticed my mood and asked me about it at dinner. I

also told him I missed my family. He forbade me to think of them. He

said if they had cared for me in the right way I would not have been

enslaved. That made me feel worse.

I knew he was right, my family hadn't cared for me. At home I had been

a burden and in the way. They were only too glad when I left and lived

at that dingy motel. I bawled at the table and couldn't stop. Nobody

had every loved me.

"I have had enough of this," Master Damien finally said scooping me

up. "You will preform your purpose now."

He carried me toward the bedroom. I really wasn't in the mood for that

and struggled hard. They seemed to find my efforts amusing, that

infuriated me.

I screamed and cursed at them in English, I didn't know bad enough

words in their language. Flailing my arms and legs I struck out at them,

but they were faster than me and just grabbed the writhing limbs.

They lay me on the bed and opened my legs wide. I screamed that I

would pee on them if they got near my sex. Master Evan laughed at me.

"I have tasted your fluids before. They are not objectionable to me," he

said settling between widely spread thighs. "Although if you leave

water on the bed, we will make you stay in it until morning, even then

we may not see fit to clean it off.”

My eyes got wide when he said that and I allowed them to spread and

restrain me. I didn't want to sleep in a puddle of urine.

"Should we use the bindings?" Master Bane asked holding both hands

above my head. "I find this better,” he continued using his other hand

to torment a nipple.

"No bindings tonight then," Master Damien said holding right leg as

Master Kein held the left.

Master Bane forced my face toward his and I closed my eyes.

"Open your eyes, Ciara," Master Damien said calmly. "We wish to watch

you respond.”

I wouldn't answer him. I would not open my eyes. Let them do what

they wished.

Tonight, I would not be participating. For all I cared they could put me

out at the posts.

It would just prove to me what I really meant to them.

A hand pinching my nose and covering my mouth surprised me so

badly I opened my eyes to see what they were doing. Master Bane

grinned cheekily down at me, removing his hand.

"They are open now, brothers," he said as Master Evan started licking

my dry center.

His tongue felt so good, his lips were warm and soft caressing each

inner fold. The hands holding my legs weren't still either. Master Kein

and Master Damien were rubbing my calves and the bottoms of my

feet in slow, steady circles. Master Bane's free hand weighed each

breast as his fingers played over the tips. Despite my best efforts I

started to relax. My body was responding like they knew it would.

"Stop," I cried to them looking around, "please, you don't care about

me. Please stop this. Get the oil if you want. Just use me and have sex

with me."

I struggled against their hands again and it was of absolutely no use.

"When have we not cared for you?" Master Damien sighed as his hand

ran down the back of my leg to caress my buttocks.

Master Kein followed Master Damien's lead and soon they had pulled

me open to further allow access to Master Evan's searching tongue.

Master Evan licked and nibbled at the sensitive skin between my anus

and my vagina for several minutes. It tickled a little, but overall felt very

good. I wanted him higher or lower and tried to move my hips to get

him to choose a direction.

Lost in the sensation I shut my eyes again. Master Bane chuckled as he

commanded me to open them.

"The centers indicate it is ready now, brothers," he said looking deeply

into my eyes.

"What centers, Master Bane? What are you talking about?" I moaned.

Master Evan had chosen to go lower. I knew now he wouldn't get sick

tasting my ass, but it still made me feel sexy and dirty all at once.

"We know your responses, Ciara. Your body has many ways of telling us

when it is ready for us,” Master Kein answered as Master Evan climbed

up my body.

"How is it you believe we do not care for you?" Master Evan asked

slowly grinding his hips against mine. "We feed you and bathe you.

Every day we make sure you get enough activity at the Keepers. Each

night we bring you pleasure while we use you for your purpose,” he

said as he eased the head of his cock into my opening.