Chocolate Rewards: The Sweetness of Two Worlds Colliding Together (12 page)

“
I'm
hungry.” Would he bring her something to eat after she had just
been sick?

“
I'll
go.”

“
Thank
you, Zufu.” Rokai would forever be in her debt.

“
Who's
there?” Amber asked.

“
That
is your own personal Emko, Zufu. She has been taking care of you
while you were sick. She will continue to see to your needs from now
on.”

“
I
don't want my own slave. Slavery is wrong.”

“
Don't
tell her that. It would break her heart. She wants you to love her so
much. She already loves you,” Rokai scolded Amber. He thought
highly of Zufu. He was sure that she hadn't slept at all lately.

“
But
she wants to be free more than anything else. Everyone wants that.”

It
was clear that she was speaking for herself. She was saying that she
didn't want him, but she was using other words.

“
Emko
aren't like that. They need to be needed. If you tell her that you
don't want her she will have to go work in the fields. She would
prefer to stay by you.”

“
All
right, she may stay, but I'm not going to punish her, or anything
like that.”

Rokai
laughed aloud and hugged Amber tighter. “Emkos aren't like naughty
humans who take off from their masters and get hurt. She will only be
good to you.”

“
I'm
not a naughty human. You took me without asking. It's my job to try
to get away from you.” Amber figured that her words would have
carried more strength if she wasn't leaning into him, and rubbing her
hand up and down his arm. This constant contact with him was just
coming so naturally.

“
You
are a very naughty human, my naughty little human. I thought that I
was going to lose you.” He hugged her even tighter. “I did
everything in my power to help you heal.”

“
I
remember,” she said sadly. “I would have died if you hadn't.”

Rokai
just held her tightly in his arms, glad that he could.

“
Thank
you,” Amber whispered. Amber remembered the kisses that had saved
her life. He gave her the water that she had needed.

“
You're
welcome.”

“
I
guess this means that we are bound to each other?”

“
Yes,”
he answered her, waiting for the other shoe to drop. His little human
was keeping him on his toes again, now that she was awake.

“
I owe
you my life. I guess that means that it wouldn't be fair for me to
leave you.”

Rokai
loved the idea. “You will stay with me.”

“
That
means that I will never be able to see my family again, ever,” she
sobbed.

The sound
of her crying was breaking his heart. “You are mine now. I will be
everything that you need. Please, don't cry.”

“
I'm
going to miss my family and my life. My beautiful closet of clothes.”

“
But
you were just a servant? Now you are a slave.” Didn't she see that
things were improving for her?

“
A
salve is the lowest thing there is?”

“
No, of
course it isn't. A servant is. A servant can leave its master
whenever it wants, but a slave is kept and loved forever. I am going
to cherish you.”

“
Cherish?
Cherish a slave?”

“
Yes, I
already cherish you. You will always be with me. When I want you, you
will be waiting for me. We will eat together, sleep together and work
together. You will always be at my side.”

“
You
mean like husband and wife?”

“
Yes,
but that is only if I decide to let you wear clothes. When a man lets
his slave wear clothes they are husband and wife, a bond that is
stronger than master and slave.”

“
I wish
you understood how important clothes are to me. I see people and
think, 'you shouldn't be wearing that'. You should wear this or that
color, or what style would look good on them
.
I know you think
that I'm terribly vain, but that was my thing. Like your thing is
planting chocolate plants. It made me special.”

Rokai
thought about her words. He still needed to get to know her better,
much better. “I have a feeling that you will be wearing clothes
very soon. It's a shame though, I like to look at your body.”

Amber
tried to sit up. This talk of nakedness was too much for her. She
longed to be properly covered.

Rokai
thought that she had to go to the bathroom. He got up and carried her
to the room that they had for that. This planet was very rustic.
“More modern things have already been ordered. Please go here for
now.” He set her down on the toilet.

It looked
like a normal toilet to her.

“
I
can't go when someone else is watching me,” she told him.

“
And
you can't sit without my help.” He tried to reason with her. She
was leaning on him. Rokai fought not to smirk. He feared that is she
caught him that she would start to cry again.

She had
to wonder about herself. The fact that she was completely naked
wasn't bothering her, but the fact that she had to pee in front of
him did. “I wish I wasn't sick anymore. I'm such a weakling.”

“
You
are not a weakling!” he scolded her. “No one has ever survived a
wetu bite. Only a very strong woman could do that. I should spank you
for saying such nonsense.”

Amber had
jumped when he raised his voice. Several drops had come out. Now she
could hardly hold it back.

Rokai was
fighting not to laugh at her. “Spanking!” he yelled out.

His
outcry opened her floodgates. When she was finished she sighed.

Rokai
shook his head as he laughed at her. That had been a lot easier than
he figured it would be. Humans were just so sensitive about their
bodies.

A tiny
mushroom shaped, light purple woman was standing in front of her. She
was holding out a piece of chocolate to Rokai.

Amber had
to grin because he thought that he could control her actions with
normal chocolate. If men on Earth could have done that then they
would have started long ago and the world would be a very different
place.

Rokai
took the chocolate and popped it into Amber eager mouth.

It melted
in her mouth giving her happy feelings.

Rokai
smiled at her proudly. He took the sponge and cleaned up Amber
between her legs.

Amber
thought that she was going to die of embarrassment. Rokai just beamed
at her and carried her back to bed where he settled in and then
leaned her against him.

The
purple woman followed them and covered up Amber.

“
Thank
you – ” Amber let her voice drift off.

“
I am
Zufu, mistress.”

Amber
felt that she had never seen a happier person, and she was from
Hawaii where lots of people smiled.

“
I'm
Amber. It's very nice to meet you. Thank you for helping me when I
was sick.” Amber was already picturing the woman in a light blue
dress, with tiny yellow flowers, and a hat, definitely a hat.

“
You're
welcome, mistress.”

“
You
are still very sick. The doctor said you have to stay in bed for the
next week, at least.” Rokai was leaving a window open, in case she
got fancy ideas about running away again. “Zufu and I will be
taking care of you.”

“
I'm
sorry, I'm such a burden.”

“
Nonsense,
you just need to rest and eat plenty of food.” Rokai felt
completely relaxed with her. He took the plate that Zufu brought with
her.

“
Your
master feeds you. You may not touch food,” Zufu warned her.

“
That
sounds like a way to lose weight.”

“
Why
would you want to lose weight?” Rokai asked. He was starting to get
frustrated with her again now that he had to listen to her.

“
To fit
into cool clothes.” That she managed to leave out the
duh
impressed her.

“
Women
look best as they naturally are. I have always felt that it was a
great shame when their master let them wear clothes.”

“
Let
them?” Amber objected.

“
Yes,
women get cold so easily, then they get clothes to warm them.”

“
I have
clothes that make me look amazing back home, things that emphasize
the beauty of my body. Things only a woman with the perfect size can
wear.”

“
Size?”
Rokai asked after he had gently placed a spoonful of warm food into
her mouth.

“
Women
come in different sizes,” she answered. “Some are bigger and some
are smaller.”

“
I like
soft ones,” Rokai declared.

“
Aren't
I soft enough for you?” Amber bit her tongue. Cuddled up so close
to him, she had forgotten that they weren't on the same side. He was
her master. He was just nursing her back to health so she could work
for him.

“
I
think you should eat so more. You were very sick.” He looked at her
face, noting that her cheeks were hollow and she had dark circles
under her eyes.

Her eyes
were bright with excitement as she spoke of clothes, but otherwise he
could easily see that she was still recovering.

She was
the oddest thing he had ever met, but still he was so attached to
her. “I need you eat your fill so I can check on the plants. I have
so much to do.”

“
And
you need me to get better so I can help,” she said sadly.

“
What
do you want to help with?” He was curious to hear what she thought
she could do on a chocolate farm.

Amber
shrugged her shoulders and frowned. “Whatever you tell me to do.”

“
Woman,
you need to speak more plainly. I don't understand you.” He set the
plate down and ran his hand over her head.

“
I'm
just your slave. You command me around and I have to obey you, or you
will punish me.” The sides of her mouth were being pulled down so
much that it hurt her.

She was
starting to wish that she were more than just a slave to him.

Amber
felt that he was all that she had now; the problem was, she wasn't as
important to him, even if he had been very kind to her while she was
sick. He was just looking after his investment.

Rokai was
a little confused. She had summed up being a slave from a very
negative side. “A slave is someone who is the legal property of
another. A slave is dependent on her master, he cares for her, sees
to it that she gets enough to eat.” He fed her another spoonful of
food. “That she is warm, happy and sexually gratified.”

Amber
started to choke on the food in her mouth. That he would see to her
sexual needs was an embarrassing thought.

Rokai had
to grin to himself. He had managed to embarrass her. Thoughts of her
blushing while they made love, turning her a beautiful red, went
through his head. He liked the color she turned into when she
blushed. It made her look more like him.

“
But
you could sell me if you stopped liking me?”

“
Why
would a man sell a woman? Just to be able to have one of my own is a
privilege that only few men are allowed. I know how special you are.
I will make sure we are both happy.” He kissed her tenderly on her
lips. They were soft and tasted like the food that they were eating.
He saw her eyes close so she could enjoy the feeling of being kissed.