Art and Charlotte by  Redflare500 with a story by  TimothySandia - Zeydaan spending some time with Sammy as their house gets fixed, to find they have so much in common with her maid, Charlotte. The prolonged exposure causing a gradual shift in their whole being. In fact, they're eventually so similar, why would they ever need to leave?


Sometimes the hardest moments in life come with the biggest lessons alongside them, that was something that the Hawkmoths had found out after the incident last weekend.

Perhaps it hadn’t been the best idea to store an unstable fissile artifact at the basement of the cliffside barracks, a late-night alarm from Alvis waking up everyone who was resting in there, in that situation, it was just Zey.

They’d been staying there for the last couple of months, though they suddenly found themselves stuffing everything they could onto a suitcase, evacuating the cottage as they feared for the worst.

All the other members of the team were busy on personal assignments, so they were the only one who were going to get to see this. They stood from afar, and witnessed…

Nothing.

Zey turned to face Alvis, looking at them with a confused face, they’d expected some extreme explosions and stuff, but they ended up getting a dud, no big bang to send off the tower and such.

“Wait, you wanted it to explode?”

“Like, not really, but it would’ve been a cool thing to see.”

“It’s just radiation Zey, It wouldn’t be safe to mix it with the dimensional forces rampant in there.”

“Hmmm, so I can come back, like, on Wednesday or..?”

“It’ll take me a while to start removing all the radiation Zey, I don’t know if it can be done so quickly.”


They turned to look at the robotic wolf, their face showing that they clearly had nowhere to go, a little pathetic for someone of Zey’s age.
“Sooo… Maybe by Friday then?”
“I’m thinking maybe a month.”
“Bloody hell… Can’t rent a hotel or room for that long…”
Zey said to themselves as they walked away, already thinking about who they’d call once the morning came, sitting down next to a tree as they continued to sleep, a little less comfortably than on their bed…

Once the sun had come, and woken up Zey from their forest slumber, the wolf realized that a hard task was ahead of them. Having to see who wouldn’t mind them crashing over for a month or so.

Already they were thinking what selling points they could use to hopefully get someone to take ‘em in.
They were good with cleaning up after themselves! That and… They could cook up a mean fried rice!

The first two friends that Zey called weren’t helping the wolf’s prospects, apparently neither of them had any space in their homes to house another person… Just like a lightbulb flashing brightly above their head, Zey came up with an idea, a person who for sure had some space around their place, ringing them up as quickly as that idea came.

“Oh, Hi Sammy!”

The wolf said, greeting them happily, realizing that the voice on the other side was still in the process of waking up, the time of their call being a bit too early for her.

“Hmm? Zey? Is something up? It’s like… six o’ clock…”

The voice that met them on the other end was a strong one, Sammy was a self-made rich gal, one that had worked hard to get everything she had, running a rubber-manufacturing company, the two had come into contact when she hired the Hawkmoths for a special job, capturing a couple failed prototypes for a living-suit.

The group hadn’t realized how close they’d come to a perma-glossy fate, though that was one detail that Sammy had chosen to omit at that point…

“Oh well, I’m… Kinda looking for a place to stay for about a month, I don’t know if you’ve.”

Sammy’s response was quick, making the wolf finally let out a sigh of relief, freezing up as to hear what else she had to say.

“Sure, you can stay, just clean up after yourself.”

And that sigh came right back, the fey wolf being thankful that there weren’t any strings attached to that offer. Still, it was a bit of a walk to her place…

“Thanks Sam! You’re a lifesaver.”

The wolf cheered, hanging up the phone as they grabbed their bag, glad to have found a roof to stay at for the foreseeable future.
Plus, they weren’t going to be completely alone, if Zey could remember correctly, Sammy was usually accompanied by her maid Charlotte, a ditzy pink dragon maid that was completely loyal to her mistress.

It wasn’t like they were going to ask her for anything though! They’d just be a normal guest, though they had to admit, they remembered her pink color being quite a pretty tone for a dragon~



It was around midday when Izzy arrived at Sammy’s place, it wasn’t a mansion, like one would expect, but a large manor, in the middle of a nice neighborhood.

Quite nice, to say the least, a darn beautiful place this was. Izzy even felt a little tingle as they knocked on the door, the large brass knocker feeling like a piece of history.

“Ello! I’m Izzy!”
They chanted, hearing footsteps in the distance, which quickly got closer and closer until the door finally opened, Charlotte greeting them with a small bow.

“Welcome! Miss Sammy had told me about your arrival, please make yourself at home.”

Stepping inside, Izzy turned around when they heard Charlotte audibly gasping, squealing softly as she couldn’t hide her excitement.

“Ohmigosh! Miss Sammy hadn’t told me you were a dragon too!”

She said, grasping Izzy’s hands, the fey dragon remembering one of Charlotte’s main distinguishing features. The rubber.

The pink dragon was completely made out shiny pink rubber, the happy maid sporting a gorgeous black and white dress made entirely out of the same material, with beautiful frills around the skirt and apron, and a pair of beautiful white bows, one around the back of her dress, and another around the end of her tail, which was also adorned with beautiful scale-like frills all the way from base to tip.

“Oh, I guess! I think the last time we met I didn’t show you this form.”

They said, focusing their energy on their arm, the pink dragon watching as the yellow fur swooshed like a gust of wind had gone by, the beautiful bright color turning into a light gray, Zey’s arm and half of their face turning into their fey-wolf appearance.

“WOWSERS! You gotta let me know how to do that! It’s like something straight out of Star Trek!”

“Hah, I don’t know if you can- Wait you know Star Trek!? I love that show!”

“Ohmigosh ohmigosh…”

Charlotte was visibly quite excited about meeting the new guest, glad that she’d have someone to talk to! Usually, things around Miss Sammy’s place were a little boring, with her having to work almost all day long.

“W-wait! I’m supposed to guide you to your room.”

“Sure! Show me the way.”


Zey said, the rest of their fur turning gray, the wolf following behind the maid.
They were guided to a small hallway, their new room being the first in the corridor.

“And here is your room, Mine is down the hall to the right.”

“Okay! Thanks, By the way, is Sammy here? I’d like to thank her.”

“Oh no, I’m afraid she isn’t. At the moment she is at a work meeting, though she should be back at around five. ”

“Got it, thanks again Charlotte.”
“No problem! Enjoy your stay.”
The dragon walked away, leaving the wolf staring at the ornate door before them, were they really going to get to stay in such a place for free?

Zey entered the room, surprised at how good it looked, much better than any place they’d slept in for the last decade and a half at least. A beautifully decorated room with shiny wooden furniture, perfectly kept by a hard-working maid.

The bed in the middle looked rather simple, with a dark black shiny mattress cover, and a contrasting white flat sheet on top, plenty of pillows around it as well.

Gulping softly, they sat on top of the bed, before laying down on it, feeling their body sinking into the soft mattress. 

“Oooh… This is so nice.”
The wolf soon found themselves dozing off, probably being quite tired from their day. A couple of hours later they awoke from their nap, rubbing their eyes as they looked at the beautiful room once more.

This hadn’t been a dream~ They were really staying here! Sammy had saved their skin, they really needed to thank her, maybe buy a small gift for the gal too. Even if it’s kind of hard to figure out what to give someone who has everything…

The soft ticking of the clock drew Zey’s gaze upwards, making the wolf realize that it was almost five, the time that Sammy was coming back from work.

Figuring that they should start with their thanks, Zey walked out of their room, not before changing their clothes to something a bit cleaner. Hmm… Would Charlotte help them out with their laundry? Nah, they probably shouldn’t put more work on her plate, she seemed overworked enough.

Sure enough, Zey found Sammy sitting in her living room, reading something on her tablet, deftly writing with her pen, Charlotte standing next to her, bringing her a tray with a tall glass, full of ice and a pink liquid, which as the wolf got closer, realized that it was a pretty boozy cocktail.

“Oh, Zey, you’re already here! Glad to see you’re doing fine.”

Sammy said, looking up from her tablet, setting it down on her lap as she took a swig out from her glass, gasping from how refreshing it was.

“Well, I wouldn’t say too fine with how things are going, but I’m managing.”

“Hmm? Something’s wrong with your team? Or…”

“Oh no, no! They’re just away, probably enjoying their vacations, and then our HQ is being remodeled and-”

After drinking some more, Sammy looked at the rambling wolf, her strong voice making them stop and listen.

“Well, you can relax for a bit. Don’t you want a drink? You won’t believe how refreshing this is, dragonfruit with a tad of vodka~”

“I… I wouldn’t mind. Thanks again for everything-”

“Aaah, don’t sweat it, you’re my guest. Charlotte? Could you please bring another two?”

“Of course, Miss Sammy!”


The dragon said, grabbing the tray and walking off towards the bar that sat at the corner of the living room, Zey continued to explain the situation, before being interrupted by a loud.

CRASH

Startled, they turned to see the pink dragon on the floor, the tray right in front of her, the poor gal having tripped on her way to get their drinks.

“Oh, and you’ll have to excuse Charlotte here… She’s a tad cack-handed, though she does her best to help around here.”

“Hmm, I still think she’s really nice, so she does all the cleaning around the house by herself?”

“Yep, she’s quite dedicated, she’s got a lot in her plate, but that’s just how being a maid is.”

“Hmm, tell me about that, it’s hard enough working at a Maid Café, I can’t believe how tough it must be to be a house maid.”

Charlotte’s voice cut into their conversation, as she brought the two glasses, handing one to Zey.

“Oh, it’s not THAT hard! I just really care for Miss Sammy, so I enjoy doing everything I can for her.”

The sweetness coming from her voice was almost as strong as the drink Zey was trying. Which had a pretty strong punch with all that sweetness and tanginess. Dragon fruit was something they hadn’t tried in cocktails before. Truly the rich had more refined taste than the masses.

“That’s great! Also, thank you, these are great!”

“Well, that’s Charlotte for you, she’s got all the spirit, even if she sometimes lacks the skill.”

The three continued to spend the rest of the afternoon chatting, before each began to part their separate ways. An hour or two before supper time.

Though once that time came, Zey found themselves quite hungry, walking around the mansion, following the nice scent coming from the kitchen, finding Charlotte cooking a nice dinner for her mistress.

“Oooh, is there enough for me?”

Zey asked curiously, Charlotte turning around and answering happily.

“Yes! Miss told me to cook for you as well, You can wait at the dining table if you’d want.”

“Thanks a bunch! I’ll have to help you out one of these days.”

“You don’t have to, but I’d appreciate it!”

Walking back to the dining table, Zey waited for Charlotte to bring in the plate with their food, before carrying away the other one.

“Wait, is Sammy not going to-?”

“Oh, yes, but she usually prefers to have dinner at her study, I’m just taking it up.”

“And you’re not going to have anything?”

“Don’t need to! I’m all rubber, I mean, I COULD eat, but I wouldn’t really get anything out of it that just drinking pure rubber wouldn’t get me.”


Amazed by the rubbery biology of the pink dragon, the fey wolf began to eat their dinner, a comfy and warm shepherds pie that was absolutely delightful to eat. Charlotte’s skills in the kitchen were wonderful!

The way those potatoes just melted in their mouth, perfectly seasoned just like the meat~ As ditzy as that maid was, man, could she cook.

Just as they were about halfway done scarfing it down, they were surprised by the dragon’s soft voice once more.

“I’m glad to see you’re enjoying my work! So! Tell me more about you and Izzy! You two seem like, so interesting!”

Flicking their hair to the side, Zey transformed into Izzy, who wanted to try out the delicious Shepherd’s pie just as much as the wolf, trying to appear cool and mysterious while they continued to eat.

“Well, I’m just a not-so-average dimension-jumping, adventure-having mercenary! Hehe, stuff like this is bound to happen with a life of adventure.”

“Whoa, so you’re really living that science fiction life? With robots and spaceships and teleportation!?”

“Most of those, yeah. It’s pretty fun once you get used to it, if you’re interested I can take you out on a mission sometime!”

“Hmmm, probably. Though I think I’d rather stay here, I think Miss Sammy needs me just as much as I need her heehee!”

Zey was nearly done with their plate, enjoying both the dinner and conversation, finding that bonding with Charlotte was a lot easier than with Sammy.

“Though I still think it’s awesome that you get to do all that, I’ve only seen all those cool things on TV, or watching some of Miss Sammy’s old tapes.”

“Well, maybe we can watch some when you’re free, I’ll be here for a while, all that remodeling’s probably gonna take a minute.”

A couple days went by with nothing much happening, just Zeydaan living comfortably within the walls of the large mansion, finding themselves chatting with Charlotte all throughout the day, going out for walks to the garden, and around the neighborhood every now and then.

But all in all, the main feeling that Zeydaan was getting was that there really wasn’t much to do in this place. The wolf faffing around during the morning and figuring that they’d come through in the promise they’d made to the dragoness.

“Hi! I’m here to help you with cooking lunch.”

“Oh, Zey! Great! I really needed some help here.. Can you give me a hand chopping all the vegetables?”

The wolf nodded, going towards the bag of vegetables that were on the large table inside the kitchen, only to be stopped when Charlotte suddenly put her arm right in the way.

“WAAAIIIT!!!”

They jolted back, the sudden scare intense enough to make them transform into Isabella, the fey dragon’s face looking like a puppy who didn’t know what they’d done wrong.

“You can’t cook for Miss Sammy like that! I can excuse the clothes, but you’ve got to tie up your hair!”

Izzy nodded, figuring that she had a point, if they were cooking for someone they had to make sure they were doing it properly.
Charlotte turned around and had suddenly procured a headpiece and rubber band, turning Izzy around as she put both items in their head.

Making sure to tie their hair carefully into a short ponytail, and placing the frilly maid headpiece to keep most of their bangs in place, Zey was now ready to cook.

“It’d be better if we had some hair nets, or if you were hairless like yours tuly! But this will do.”

Isabella nodded, starting to chop up carrots, potatoes, onions and leeks, the pair working together to create an amazing Irish stew, one that made Izzy’s mouth water once she smelled the final result.

“Well, I think it’s fair enough that you bring it to her! Show her that you helped out and all!”

Proud of their work, the dragoness brought the dish to Sammy’s study, who was pleasantly surprised to see an unfamiliar face bringing her lunch to her.

“Oh my! This smells delicious!”

“Well, I figured I’d help Charlotte out a little, hope you enjoy it!”

“I will! Thanks a lot, and feel free to help her out more often haha!”

She joked, trying the dish and giving the dragon a big smile.

“Oh, yeah, please do! You two make an amazing team, this is De-lish!”

“Thanks! Well, I’m going to go have my part too, enjoy the rest of the meal.”

“Of course, and Zey. By the way.”

“Hmm?”

“That ponytail fits you, you should keep your hair like that~”

They blushed a little, stepping away from the room, sitting back onto the dining table next to Charlotte.

“Soooo, what’d she saay!?”

“She loved it! Can’t wait to see just how good it ended up!”

The dragon said, as they too enjoyed the meal they’d worked so hard on, feeling incredibly proud of themselves, and the fact that they’d made the friend who was helping them happy.

---

The next morning when Zey woke up they walked towards the mirror, seeing the rubber band that Charlotte had given them, tying it around the back of their hair as they set out to go through their day.

Today they weren’t really feeling like cooking, so maybe they’d just faff around a little. The cell reception was still crap, so there wasn’t even much to do with their phone around Sammy’s house. Even as they walked through the neighborhood they were barely able to see their incoming messages. Nothing important, the hawkmoths were all still on vacation.

So, they went right back to Sammy’s mansion, plopping on top of the couch as they stared at Charlotte cooking in the kitchen from the distance.

She’d be doing a lot better with them helping her out…
But today they were going to chill! It wasn’t like they were their maid as well, maybe if they were being paid they’d consider it!
But their gratefulness only went so far!

Yeah, maybe they’d help her out tomorrow…

---

“Aaand done!”

Zey once again found themselves in the kitchen with Charlotte, having made some fish and chips for the lady of the mansion. Honestly, Zey was pretty happy with the dish, as they were slowly growing their reservoir of recipes. Stuff they’d definitely cook once they were back to living on their own. No more instant ramen and take-out pizza!

They proudly brought the dish to Sammy’s study once again, the lady sitting in her chair as she went through some complex spreadsheets on her tablet. Turning around ever so slightly, only enough to get the dish from the server, not even bothering to look at their face.

“Here you go Sammy!”

They saw no real reaction from Sammy, being a tad too busy with their work to pay them much attention.

“Oh yes, my breakfast tomorrow, I’d like full English. Hold the hash browns. And 8:00 O’clock on the dot.”

The wolf was a bit taken aback by Sammy’s words, the way she was suddenly ordering them around, making them wonder if she thought she was speaking with Charlotte.

“I, err… Not that I’m not grateful, but I-”

Sammy turned around, spinning on her chair as she shot a glare at Zeydaan, making them eat their words as they stood still, frozen by what she said next.

“You have something to say?”

Nervously, they fidgeted around, unable to take their eyes from her.

“No, I… err..”

“Cut the attitude. Full English, 8:00 am, sharp, understood?”

This wasn’t a misunderstanding; Sammy was straight up ordering them to cook their meals at this point. Though at this point the wolf was under enough pressure to agree to whatever she said.

“Y-yes..?”

“Yes what?”

She interjected Zey’s weak response, making the wolf’s thoughts stop in their tracks again, the question making them flinch ever so slightly.
Strangely enough, they already knew what to answer back, though the words flowed out a little awkwardly.

“Yes… Miss Sammy.”

“That’s better.”

Zey walked out of the room, their face being one of utter confusion, sitting down with Charlotte as they began to have lunch.

“So? She liked it?”

“I think? She wants me to cook breakfast for her tomorrow morning too…”

“What?! Miss Sammy asked you!? That’s great!”

Charlotte seemed excited, giddy that their buddy had been granted such an honor, a position in Mistress’ mansion was something only the best of the best could have after all!

“I’ll help you get ready for tomorrow, okay? We don’t want to disappoint Miss Sammy.”

“Y-yeah, I don’t want to disappoint her…”

They were still a little shaken, wondering just how they’d gotten into this… Had they just been hired by the Mistress who’d let them crash in?

---

“Morning!”

The wolf was shaken out of their dreams by a familiar voice, opening their eyes to find the pink maid dragon staring right at them, a little too close for comfort, as her face was mere centimeters from theirs.

“M-morning Charlotte.”

“I figured I’d come and help you get ready for your first day servicing Miss Sammy! I’ve brought over all the things you’ll need!”

“W-where are they?”

Zey asked, having struggled a bit to get up, only to be pulled gently by Charlotte.

“Oh, they’re in my quarters, let’s go!”

She said, slowly moving away from the bed, before picking up speed and bringing the wolf out of their room, walking through the hall towards Charlotte’s room.

“It’s a bit vintage, but I’m pretty sure it fits!”

The door opened, and Zey was met with their new outfit, laying atop a chair in the middle of the room, a much smaller and simpler rest room, with two beds, a dresser, a pair of chairs and a TV equipped with a VCR.

A black and white rubber maid dress sat on one of the chairs’ back rests, despite Charlotte calling it old-fashioned, it looked almost exactly like hers. Which was a bit of a nice thing, they wouldn’t mind matching outfits with their friend for a while~

“Now, let’s get those rags off from you and put this on!

Zey began to take off their clothes, undressing and leaving them on top of their bed, feeling a tad strange about stripping in front of Charlotte.

“Don’t be shy! We need to get this over with quickly!”

“Yeah.. Can’t leave Miss Sammy waiting…”

They said, now standing in only their underwear, reaching forwards to grab the dress.

“Wait, you have to take those off too.”

“My pants too?”

She nodded, showing them a pair of small-looking white rubber underwear.

“Bloody hell…”

They grabbed the underwear, turning around as they took down their undies, not really wanting to flash their junk to Charlotte. 
Then they slid up the rubbery panties, surprised at just how elastic they were, and how they easily fit through their legs.

Once they were at the perfect spot, they softly let go, the rubber slowly compressing against their body, softly cupping everything around it, molding to its shape in an incredibly comfortable way.

“W-whoa…”

“Surprised? That’s mistress Sammy’s latex tech! It fits the user for a perfect fit! The dress is the same material as well.”

“R-really?”

Now they HAD to try it… Zey reached for the dress and slid it on, Charlotte helping them out with the sleeves and neck. Two minutes later, that part was done.

“Good! Now let’s do the shoes…”

After sliding in their legs into the white and black rubber stockings, the wolf realized that they were going to be met with another challenge. A pair of rubber high heels stood before them.

“I… Don’t really wear high heels… Sneakers are more my kinda jam…”

“Well, a proper maid can’t just go around in sneakers! You’ll get used to it Zey, don’t worry!”

The wolf nodded, putting on the black heels, and taking a couple of steps. It was pretty difficult, and their walk was quite wobbly, but they could walk with them on.

Zey took it as a personal achievement, reveling on it while Charlotte finished doing their hair.

“And there we go! I think you look fantastic!”

“Y-yeah!”

Zey said as they stared at themselves in the mirror. They’d done maid work before, Isabella mostly, but this outfit was a lot… tighter than the one they’d worn back then. Their fluffy chest stood out quite a bit under the tight rubber, though honestly that just made them look cuter.

“Well, It’s 6:30, let’s get to cooking, right!?”

“SIX THIRTY!? But Mistress Sammy doesn’t want her breakfast until 8:00 Sharp!”

“Oh, she said 8:00? Hmm, she usually takes it at a quarter to 8:00… Well, that gives us more time for you to learn how to do it!”

“I guess…”



An hour and fifteen minutes later the two were working on the final details for Miss Sammy’s breakfast, serving up a cup of freshly grinded and pressed coffee for her, Zey carefully listening to all the steps of the process, learning exactly how she liked her cuppa in the mornings.

Honestly they were pretty surprised with all the stuff that they had just for this, Zey usually just did ok with convenience store coffee from a cappuccino machine or something, but this had a whole science behind it.

But the result of all this work was clearly apparent, as the wolf was met with the wonderful scent of artisanal coffee, eager to try some of the leftover coffee once they were done with their morning duties.

They looked at the result as they began to plate it up, the full English having been arranged beautifully, the amount of different ingredients made it tough to have them all stay warm at the same time, but with Charlotte’s help the two were able to cook them all just in time.

Now, with four minutes left on the clock, the wolf began to walk with the tray towards Miss Sammy’s bedroom, having to walk up the staircase and through the upstairs hallway, the dress and heels proving to make any kind of movement ten times more difficult, no wonder Charlotte was so clumsy!

They were sweating a little as they did, trying their best to not wobble tray too much, lest they wanted to spill the beans from the plate…
But eventually they managed to get there, with a minute to spare too.
The wolf looked at the large clock that was in the hall, opening the door right at the time they’d been told.

“Good morning Miss Sammy!”

“Morning Charlotte…”

She still seemed a little dazed, having woken up a couple of minutes prior to their arrival, evident by the fact that she was still wearing her night gown.

“Here’s your breakfast, 8:00 AM sharp as you asked!”

“Thanks… leave it on the table.”

They were happy to have delivered their work in time, Miss Sammy’s praise making them more satisfied than they’d expected. Even if they’d confused them with Charlotte.

But as the wolf turned around and began to head for the door, they heard the lady say something else.

“Ah, wait… It’s Zey this morning, right? Good job, keep it up.”

“Thanks!”


Happily, they turned around and smiled, before walking out of the room and heading back towards the kitchen, where Charlotte had already kindly served Zey’s platter.

“So, she’s happy?”

“Mhmm! Though she seemed a bit sleepy.”

“Well, that’s just how she is in the morning hehe~”


The two sat together as Zey enjoyed the morning meal they’d prepared. All the ingredients that Charlotte bough were of incredibly good quality, so even the simplest things like tomatoes were mouth-wateringly tasty.

The coffee was on another level as well, it had these sweet, chocolate-like notes to it, that made drinking it an experience that made them feel truly posh.

Honestly, if cooking here was all that they had to do to get to eat these kinds of meals three times a day, then they probably would keep working here for a while, a season or two at least~

It had been a bit since the two of them had finished, the pair having moved on to discuss their favorite Star-Trek series, their opinions clashing ever-so-slightly between the retro and the spinoffs.

“Oh, Zey, good job with breakfast today, I want you to keep working on my meals, tomorrow I’ll have some French toast, same time.”

They heard Sammy’s voice as she walked next to them, already fully dressed up, handbag in her arm, sunglasses down on her eyes.
The wolf had little time to note what she’d said, as she was soon already going out the main door, the sound of her car engine being heard inside the mansion thereafter.

“Looks like you have a job! Yaaay!”

Charlotte said as she cheered on the wolf, making them blush a little as they turned back to face the dragon.

“But what are we cooking for the rest of the day? She only said what she wanted tomorrow…”

“Ah, that? Well, I usually do the meal prep before I go shopping, so there’s a good number of things we can cook, Today I’d planned on making some steak with veggies.”

The wolf nodded, making sure to learn all they could, as this would soon become their responsibility around the house.
They wondered about taking off the maid dress after breakfast was done, it was really only about 8:30 after all.

Though with how long it took to put it on, they decided to keep it on, after all, they’d be cooking lunch in about four hours or so…
So, now Zey went around the house, still wearing their maid dress, trying to train themselves to walk quicker while wearing these high-heels.

There was this voice in the back of their mind telling them that they had to get it Juuust right if they really wanted to be one of Miss Sammy’s maids…

---

A couple more days had gone by, and Zey was almost completely used to their new routine, finding it much more comfortable than the one they had before. Turns out having actual things to do, and that you’re rewarded for, made you happier!

Their alarm clock woke them up, as they stood up from their bed, the wolf looking at the mirror and realizing something strange. They’d gone to sleep with their headpiece, the frilly cap still around the top of their head.

“Hmm… must’ve forgotten to take it off before bed…”

Zey quietly said to themselves, before standing up and starting to get dressed.
After only a couple of days they had started getting the hang of this latex-outfit business. Being fully dressed only five minutes later.

“There we go!”

The wolf stepped out of the room, only to be met with Charlotte stepping out of hers as well.

“Morning Zey!”

“Good morning Charlotte.”

They said eagerly, as the two headed for the kitchen, already chatting with one another, the two maids’ friendship growing stronger every day.

Though once Isabella had finished having their own breakfast, Sammy had something to say to them, stopping in the middle of her usual morning routine to sit down in front of them around the dining table.

“Isabella, there are rules to this house, and I’m fair to be lax with you as you settle in, but I’m afraid the master bedrooms are not for you. As an employee you will move to the additional bed in the maid’s quarters. You’ll find it just as suited to your needs.”

“Of course, Miss Sammy. I will.”

“Good, I also want you to clean the books in the library early tomorrow.”

Isabella thought that their only task was to help out with Sammy’s meals, but she wasn’t going to argue with her this early in the morning…

“Yes, Miss Sammy.”

“Great, well… Keep up the good work you two.”


She said, taking her leave as she went out for work, leaving the two alone in the table once more.

“How cool is that!? You get to clean too! You’re such a big help Isabella.”

“Well, if it means you have it a bit easier, then I’ll help you out.”

“Good, cause today we’ve got to go shopping!”
The two maids now stood together inside the large parking garage, Sammy’s many cars right on display for the two of them, making Zey feel particularly excited about getting to ride around on one of them

The cars only seemed to grow increasingly cooler as they went through the collection, though that was getting the wolf a little nervous, wondering if they were really going to get some groceries in one of these awesome sports cars…

“Here it is! I’m pretty sure there’s a spare helmet here too…”

As reality hit them like a brick, they scrunched their face up a little, seeing the tiny pink scooter that they’d be using to ride around, a small electric model that would just barely fit the two of them sitting together.

“Are you sure we both have to go?”

“Yeah! You’ve got to learn what to buy and such!”

“Fair…”

Zey said, putting on a rather tight helmet, having to adjust it a little, given the amount of hair in their head compared to charlotte’s.

“There we go! Well, let’s get on with it!”

Watching the dragon sit on the scooter, the wolf carefully followed along, sitting behind charlotte, with them pressed together in the small seat, the dragoness not seeming to mind having Zey this close to her, hugging her tightly as the bike’s engine roared to life.

“Okay, make sure to hold on! It may not look like it, but this bike’s a fun ride!”

Heeding her words, Zey grasped Charlotte’s waist, hugging them tightly as they felt the wheels whirr to life, the bike making a quick turn and rushing right out of the garage. Of course, the wolf hadn’t expected that speed from such a little thing, their surprise even being strong enough to make them change forms on the spot.

“W-whoah! You weren’t lying!”
“Yep! Good thing I’m a solid driver!”

Charlotte said, the two already speeding away out from Sammy’s estate, the dragon hugging their workmate as the two went down the street, people waving them hello.

“Though I’d love some glasses for this… It’s kinda rough having the wind going to your eyes…”

Isabella said as they turned their head to the side, the cool wind being a bit tough on them.

“Hmmm? Well, that’s not too much of an issue here…”

Their friend was trying her best to console them on their problem, even if it was something they’d never really experienced. One of the perks of being all rubber perhaps. Though the two didn’t have much more time to reflect on that as they finally arrived to the superstore.

“Phew! We’re here!”

Locking their helmets inside the basket around the rear of the bike, the two maids stepped inside, looking at the large store that they’d gone in.
Isabella was a tad more amazed at just how posh this location was, at least compared to the ones near their home.

“Awright, We should go at this together, just so you get the hang of it quicker.”

“Sure, where do we start? Did you bring a list or-”

“Nope, no list! A good maid does well to remember all that their mistress needs!”

“Okay! Makes sense.”

“Though, when it’s something special I usually do keep a memo written about it… Still! Today is a pretty standard shopping day! We’re just getting the essentials for cooking round the kitchen!”

“So, all the vegetables and eggs and such, I getcha.”

“Mhmm, let’s start with the bread and pasta.”


The two began to head towards that section of the store, before one of them stopped right in their tracks, excited about something quite awesome.

“Holy smokes Charlotte… You’re not gonna believe this!”

“Hmm? What is it Zey?”

“They’ve got the first three series of Deep Space Nine!”

“WHAT?! ARE YOU FOR REALSIES!?”

Charlotte said, quickly rushing towards the large bin where Izzy was standing, an unassuming bargain bin stuffed full of old movies and phone accessory junk.

“Yeah! It’s not all of them, but it’s still a lot!”

“And on tape too? That’s incredible.”

“Uh… This one’s on DVD though…”

The dragon answered back, killing off a bit of the dragoness’ excitement. The two looking at one another with a fair bit of worry, before another grin came to Charlotte’s face.

“Oh! I’m sure there’s a DVD player around the mistress’ attic! We can check once we’re back!”

“Sure! Now we REALLY have to finish this quick~”

The two focused thoroughly on their shopping trip, eventually making it back home just in time to make lunch, the DVD’s having been left in their room, waiting for them to finish off their work for the day, a big prize awaiting the two maids as they carried on with their work.

---

A couple more days had gone by, and the two maids now lived in the same room. All it took was a nice series marathon and the fey wolf was completely used to this new place.

The room was certainly a bit smaller than the previous one, and having to share didn’t make things any better. Still, compared to other roommates Charlotte was surprisingly easy to live with.

Mostly because she spent most of the day working, making sure everything was up to Sammy’s standards. And the time they had off they spent it around them.

Though there was one thing that thankfully they were finally getting used to. The noise…
The squeaking of rubber followed them everywhere, mostly due to their dress, any amount of movement making the rubber stretch and squeak, there was a rhythm to mostly everything they did. One that Charlotte had mastered thoroughly, Zey taking a mental note of how the dragoness did all of it, trying their best to learn the ins and outs of a proper maid.

It mostly helped them stay focused, the random sounds of rubber squeaking around them was a tad distracting, so knowing exactly how to move to keep those sounds constant was an important lesson. One that was easily observable with their maid friend, with their whole body being made of rubber and such.

Even with that fact, Charlotte managed to keep her noisiness to a minimum, a lot less than Zey moving around in their dress. 
That didn’t mean the sound wasn’t there, just that the pink dragoness knew her own body thoroughly.
But Zey had to admit, they found it quite cute when she would squeak around, whether it was when she got excited, or while moving around when sleeping.

Zey found themselves learning quite a bit from her, After about a week of work the wolf was now handling the kitchen almost all by themselves, Charlotte being able to focus on the housework, finishing sooner and watching TV with them.

Though right now the wolf wasn’t thinking about that, they were much more focused on putting the finishing touches on today’s soup, a special request straight from Miss Sammy, and one that had them rushing to the store early in the morning. 

But as they plated it, they couldn’t help but feel proud of their work, a steaming plate of ramen, standing right in front of them. Holding the saltshaker, they added the last bit of it, their hands looking quite shiny, the fur around them having flattened out into grey rubber.

Still, they were more focused on delivering the food they’d just prepared, bringing it to an eager Sammy who sat in the dining table, a rare occasion for sure.

“Oh my! You really went all out with this! And it smells great too~”

The wolf was delighted to hear compliments from their mistress, a rare occurrence for sure. Though she then went on to say something that resonated within them.

“Your service is appreciated, feel free to help Charlotte with anything she needs as well.”

It wasn’t even a direct order, it being just a suggestion, but that was more than enough for them.
Zey really couldn’t explain why, but they wanted to do just that. Helping their friend out was the right thing to do, plus, It’d make Sammy happy!
It was the right thing to do then.

After they had their own plate of ramen, and confirmed just how delicious it was, the wolf readied themselves to start aiding Charlotte with the housework.

“Oh, Hi Zey! Is something the matter?”

The dragoness said, busy dusting the shelves in Sammy’s large library. Her friend approaching behind them and looking around all the books.

“Wow, there’s a lot of books here. Any interesting ones?”

“Hmmm, Not really? I guess there’s some classic literature, but these are Sammy’s encyclopedias and archived documents.”

“Huh, that’s a bit lame… So, think I can help you out a bit or sommat?”

“What?!”

The sheer excitement on Charlotte’s voice was palpable, so much so that as she turned around, her large tail swept over a half-empty bookshelf, tossing the books onto the floor, and nearly making it fall over. The two maids quickly rushing to stop that from happening.

“O-oops! Sorry about that…”

“N-no problem. I just figured if I helped you out we could both clock out earlier today…”

“Okay! I’ve got to finish with the library, and clean up the main hall. That’s about it for the day.”

“Oh, then I can help for sure, I can clean up over here, and you do the hall, all right?”

Charlotte handed the duster over to Zey, waltzing outside as she cheerfully nodded, loudly squeaking every step of the way.

“Yep! We’re definitely finishing that season tonight.”

Zey crouched down to pick up the books that had fallen, placing them back on the shelf carefully, dusting the bottom shelf just like Charlotte had been doing earlier.

They had watched them for a bit, but in that time they’d gotten her rhythm down, the way she swayed her hips with each slight movement, and how that helped her keep a good pace.

Time seemed to fly by as they followed along with each bookcase, the seemingly endless dusty library being cleaned up after what felt like no time at all.

Once that was finished, the wolf went back to the first shelf that they’d cleaned up, making sure that they’d checked all of it, just in case a spot had been missed! They wanted to make sure it was all perfect for Sammy and Charlotte.

Yep! Just as spotless as the rest. The wolf thought to themselves as they turned around, being met by a familiar sound as they heard a loud noise come from behind them, a bunch of books falling onto the floor.

“O-oops! Gosh… thankfully no one saw that.”

Zey said, as they rushed to place them back on their spot, feeling a little silly that they’d knocked them out with their tail, just like Charlotte had a while back…

What they failed to realize was that the reason behind their little accident was that their tail had puffed up quite a bit, the tip of it having been completely turned into rubber, a bright white bow starting to grow out from it.

Though now everything was back to how it was. And the wolf could finally leave and meet up with Charlotte, the two more than ready to cook dinner, before clocking out for the night.

---

The sound of the room’s alarm clock lightly woke Zey up from their calm slumber, the wolf stretching their arms as they turned around in their bed, finding Charlotte looking at herself in the mirror, stretching out her dress, making sure it looked just right, as sometimes it did get a tad flat after sleeping or laying down for a while.

“Oh! Morning Zey! Ready for some satisfying work!?”

“Yep! Can’t wait to get to help around the place!”

Normally the wolf wouldn’t be this peppy around this time in the morning, but the dragoness’ presence was more than enough to lift them up and get them eager to work.

Moving their bedsheets to the side, the wolf went towards their nearby closet, opening it up to grab one of the dresses that Charlotte had given them, only to be stopped by a remark from the dragon herself.

“Ummm… Aren’t you already wearing a dress there Zey?”

Closing the door to the closet, they were met with the mirror that was fixed onto it. Sure enough, they had a dress on already. Though they remembered going to sleep after taking it off before bedtime…

“Oh, I just remembered! Can you help me with polishing my rubber? I’ll help you out with your dress too!”

Their moment of doubt was cut short by the dragoness’ voice, happily asking the wolf for a bit of assistance, a fun time for the two maids to spend together before starting on today’s work, just polishing one-another to be as shiny as possible.

“Sure! I’ll help.”

The wolf grabbed the bottle of silicone spray and the cloths that rested on the vanity desk next to the TV; placing it onto the bedside table as the two maids sat on the bed, Zey spritzing a couple pumps onto the dark-pink one, before running it around Charlotte’s back.

“Like, this, right?”

“Mhmm!”

As the wolf ran the cloth around the back of the dragoness’ dress, they got to see the plastic go from slightly matte to a beautiful glossy gleam, the dull colors springing back into life with just a quick rub.

The wolf had shined their dress before, under direct guidance from the maid, but this was the first time where they were the ones helping Charlotte polish herself.

Yes, since she was entirely made of rubber, the maid was able to simply rub some spray along her entire body and end up looking bright and shiny. One of the perks of being entirely made out of rubber, of course.

Though this was a strange sensation for Zey, it was a mixture between a massage and giving someone a bath of sorts. Though Charlotte being completely dressed made it a lot less weird.

“S-so.. Do I just rub it around your face?”

“Yeah? Just be soft with it.”

After another spray on the cloth, the wolf softly rubbed the cloth around Charlotte’s face, the pink latex shining under the harsh fluorescent light that illuminated their room. Their hand running slow, circular motions around each spot, letting the wolf admire the detailed design that the maid’s rubber body had.

The rest of it went surprisingly fast, and before they knew it, Charlotte was now the one holding Zey’s cloth, spraying some silicone polish onto it, before they felt Charlotte’s hand press against their chest.

“Oooh!”

That feeling was enough to make Zey transform, the color of their fur going from grey to yellow as Isabella came around. The two dragons now sitting together in the bed, Charlotte showing just how much more experience she had with this.

“Yep! You’re looking great Isabella; maid dragons really are the best.”

“Mhmm! No wonder they sell so much. It’s a great look haha!”


There was this one little detail that the wolf had failed to pay any attention to though… All their dresses were really inside the closet they’d opened before. Zey was truly wearing nothing!

Well… Not exactly “nothing” the fey dragon really did have a dress on, though this one was tight against their body, perhaps too tight. Their skin and fur having now been almost completely rubberized, save for a couple spots around their face.

Below the neck, the wolf was now completely made of rubber, that yellow fur was nothing more than plastic at this point, yes, magical plastic that changed colors along with them, but plastic nonetheless!

At first it looked like the dress was simply printed onto their body, a flat design that made it look like if they were simply wearing a strange kind of bodysuit, though that was changing with Charlotte’s polishing.

The colors of it all were growing a lot livelier, feeling truly real, real enough to start popping out from the flat dress itself!
First, the frills around Isabella’s shoulders floofed up, the dress’s seemingly short sleeves growing longer as the yellow in Isabella’s forearms was covered up by the same color of black rubber as the rest of their dress, a pair of frills forming around their wrists too.

The same happened with their other arm, the rubber spreading as the yellow color faded away into only their hands.

“This feels really nice…”

Isabella said as Charlotte finished up with their chest and waist, moving onto the fey dragon’s hips and legs, where the change was a lot more noticeable. Their stomach had taken a bright white rubber color, though their legs were still a tad off-color, not having been completely covered by the black tone that now adorned their arms.

But a couple of rubs were enough to put it all in-line, making their yellow legs turn a beautiful shiny black.

“H-hold up… Aren’t those… My legs?”

Isabella said, their hand moving downwards and grasping their leg, fingers softly pinching it, their skin uncannily stretching forwards with barely any pressure, a mixture of black and yellow rubber that was mid-color change making the dragon’s hand tremble.

“Yep! Don’t they look great!? It’s a lot more convenient this way, fur’s quite inefficient for a maid! It gets everywhere while trying to clean, unsanitary around food, and requires constant cleaning and care!”

“You do have a point… Rubber’s much better for a maid.”

Charlotte’s passionate nerd-out about the pros of their current situation made Isabella relax a little, letting them continue shining them all around, though the changes were still not quite final… The form of a dress still forming around their waist, the skirt having yet to pop out completely…

She also made sure to shine Zey’s tail, which looked quite poofy now that it was all rubber, the big bow around the end of it having gotten a lot larger. 

Even their thighs now sported white sock-like design, their feet having gotten fairly smaller as they too were now covered in shiny white rubber. Pretty bows around the bridge of them. Rubber wasn’t only useful, it also looked great as well!

“And there we go! All done, let’s get ready for some more work!”

In all honesty, Charlotte was the one who looked better in the pair, Isabella’s body still clearly going through a couple growing pains as the rubber dress that was now a part of their body grew and assimilated their plastic body, rubberized fur being a whole new experience for them, and one that their friend was thankfully easing them into.



The day’s work was a lot easier now, and by the end of the day, the Wolf’s waist now had a small mini-skirt! One that would have to grow a lot longer if it wanted to be up to Charlotte’s proper maid standards!

Once the two were ready to watch some TV together, Zeydaan asked their friend quizzingly.

“Wait… So you don’t take it off before bed?”

“What? The dress? No, don’t need to, you’ll use it tomorrow! So no need to change, or wash or any of that unnecessary stuff. Amazing isn’t it?”

The wolf nodded, plopping onto the bed as the dragoness fumbled with the DVDs.

“Yeah, you’re right. Can’t believe I didn’t know about this before.”

At least they could relax for now, Tomorrow would bring some new challenges, though at least Zey knew that they’d be a tad softer now that they had less things to worry about.

---

Today the two maids were busy cleaning up the grand foyer together, a task that would’ve taken much longer were they to do it by themselves.

Zey had gotten quite used to helping out around the house, under Charlotte’s guidance they’d become a truly skilled maid, able to clean, cook and maintain their Mistress’ estate in top form.

At some points they’d stopped to wonder how things were going outside of here, whether their friends had returned from their vacations and such, though those thoughts were soon ignored as they remembered just how busy they were with work, there simply was no time to worry about it!

But how long had it been since they’d seen them? Well, that didn’t matter, they could catch up over a cuppa tea later, probably on one of their days off from work. As soon as they got one of those…

“Gosh Zey… I was thinking, isn’t it so nice we don’t need to wear anything else?”

Their plans were interrupted by a sudden question from their maid friend, one that made them stop in their tracks, just to look down at their wonderful shiny dress.

“You’re right, such a beautiful dress is perfect for Miss Sammy’s servants!”

“And we never need to worry about having to take it off, so we can always be ready to serve~”

Charlote was right, Zey now never had to take off their dress! Even the high-heels they’d been lent were back in the closet, their feet having shrunken down in size, going from big shiny black paws, to small, shoe-like feet, much smaller than what they were before, making their height completely match Charlotte’s. Though the thinner figure wasn’t helping their balance too much… The wolf finding themselves tripping and crashing into furniture every now and then, being almost as clumsy as their draconic friend.


As Zeydaan finished sweeping the floors, Charlotte was already starting to mop them up, the two in a perfect synchrony that the dragoness had taught them masterfully. The wolf even being able to replicate their coworker’s way of moving, having been told time and time again that it was much more efficient for work.

Another thing that was similar between the two was their color, Zey had grown a lot pinker over time, their hands were shiny and pink, along with the area that surrounded their face, the bright dainty color had initially worried the wolf somewhat, but constant praise from Charlotte had helped them ease their issues with it. Apparently Mistress Sammy loved this color! So, keeping it that way would be great for them too~

The two now stood proudly over the large mirror within the foyer, though Zey suddenly noticed something was a little off… Their hands slowly rising up as they stepped closer towards the mirror.

They were met with a shocking sight; their hair was gone! It’d disappeared! Leaving their head, a bare, pink dome! Their hand reached up to their scalp, feeling the soft squeak of rubber as their fingers touched their bonnet as well.
It was all gone, left completely barren… Just like Charlotte’s head, which in part wasn’t too bad, ever since the first day they’d been told that a head-full of hair just got on a maid’s way. So maybe this just wasn’t THAT bad of a thing… Right?

“Zey? Could you come up to my room please?”

The wolf turned back around, seeing Sammy standing at the top of the stairs, softly calling them out, to which the wolf nodded.
The lady then slowly walked away back towards her room, leaving the wolf to wonder just what this might be all about.

“Ooooh! Sounds like Miss Sammy wants to have a talk with you!”

“D-do you think it’s a bad thing? She isn’t mad that I almost dropped one of her vases yesterday right?”

“The one around the second-floor bathroom!? Oh, I trip into that one ALL the time! Good thing almost all of Miss Sammy’s decorations are rubberized too! Can’t break what’s soft and shiny!”

“Golly! You’re right about that; so then it’s not about that then… Okay, I’ll go and see.”

“I’ll get started with cooking lunch in the meantime~”


Zey walked up the steps, their shiny pink hand holding onto the safety rail as they finally were up in the second floor, entering Sammy’s quarters and finding her sitting on her sofa.

“Hello! How’s my maid doing today, you’ve been hard at work for so long, I figured it was time we discussed your payment!”

“Oh! That’s right! My pay, it’s why I’d been doing all of this in the first place.”

They said, though they weren’t quite sure if they meant it completely, most of the time they really weren’t thinking about money while cleaning their mistress’ home.

“Please come sit with me, we’ll settle how much the total is.”

The maid nodded, stepping towards Sammy and bowing to her, before sitting down next to her.
The lady then turned to the table next to her, grabbing a bottle of silicone spray and a bright red cloth, spritzing the rag with some premium-looking shine.

“I figured I could shine you up a little, reward you with some of my premium rubber shine~”

“Thanks Miss Sammy, I appreciate it a lot.”

The wolf inched closer, letting their employer’s hand grasp them, their rag rubbing against their latex skin, Sammy’s hand feeling a lot warmer than Charlotte’s.

It felt good… It felt great~

The wolf snuggled up close to her, letting her comfortably reach all over their body, a bright beautiful shine appearing all around their dress, arms and hands.

“Okay, before we get to it, I do have to know if you’ve enjoyed your stay here~”

“Yes Miss Sammy, I have to thank you for giving me a place to stay, and someone to help and serve.”

“Don’t worry about it, but as for now, your contract with me is finished. You can go back to your old life, with some big cash to boot.”

The human smirked as they eyed the maid thoroughly, quickly noticing the uncomfortable smirk that came with her saying that, knowing that the wolf was completely hooked into this new life.

“As you can see, your body has grown to some… Shiny, changes over these last few months, as one can see clearly.”

She said, rubbing the cloth around their shiny bare scalp, making sure to shine up their ears, leaving them large and pink, just like Charlotte’s. The only thing that remained of Zey being the center of their face, that canine muzzle and nose still showing the tiniest bit of their old self.

“It’s a beautiful look, but I should bring you back to how you used to be… A bit of magic will do the trick.”

SNAP

The wolf then felt their body grow hot and heavy, squishing and stretching as the transformation was undone right before their eyes, leaving them just as they were a few months prior, fur and all.
The wolf stared in awe at their hands, how could something that was once so familiar suddenly feel so alien to them? This view was something that they could barely remember, they’d grown so used to their new self, that this was…

It was missing something, that beautiful dress that they’d spent hours rambling on about to Charlotte, it was gone.
Their clean and shiny rubber skin, that gleamed under the shiny lights of the mansion, it too was nowhere to be seen.

And just like those two things… It was like their purpose was completely gone. Even Sammy wasn’t able to continue polishing them now that they were back to being made of flesh and bone…

“I’m sure it brings back memories… Well, You can tell me if you want cash or check. Unless you’re interested in another form of payment.”

“W-what other form?”

They had a knee-jerk reaction to those words, desperate to hear what Sammy had to say, the wolf having a small crisis as they felt all they had worked for collapsing right before their eyes.

“In a longer contract, a permanent one at that.”

“P-permanent? So, I’d be working here forever?”

“Yes, that’s normally what permanent means. Though in this case, it’d mean you’d have to completely forfeit whatever previous identity you had before.”

“M-my identity…”

The wolf stopped to think about that. Sammy giving them a second to reflect. What even was left of their old self? Almost everything was gone, wiped for good from their mind, all the things that came back to them when reverting their changes were all just useless junk.
Things that didn’t matter, they didn’t fulfill them, or their needs.

“Yes, my only permanent maid is Charlotte, so it makes sense that you should be Charlotte if you wish to continue working for me.”

Charlotte. Zey.

Was there really any difference between the two anymore? At what point had they stopped being Zey and turned into Charlotte? 

So much of their current self was exactly like her. They closed her eyes and pictured themselves looking down at Charlotte’s body, the fleshy grey wolf that stood there was nothing like that.

“I’ll be… Charlotte…”

Those words felt nice… They felt warm and comfy, almost as if they were speaking out a truth, something they needed, their mind already eager to ditch that old self, and take on that new, lovely name.

“You are still free to go now, simply stand up if you wish to leave.”

“…”

A brief silence filled the room. The maid looking out in the distance, bright red eyes gleaming with the realization of their desire.

“I am Charlotte. Whoever I was before is of no importance.”

Her body quickly went back to its old self, the apparent change having been nothing more than a simple illusion, a test from her mistress to check if she was truly ready for the job she was going to take.

“I’m glad to hear that Charlotte! I’m happy to hear you’re ready to keep working.”

Sammy said, as she rubbed the front of her face, that pesky canine nose vanishing away into a draconic snout, stretching and perking up slightly, any trace of her old self completely gone, as she was left a bright pink shiny dragon.

“And I’m glad to work for you for now and ever Miss Sammy!”

“Good girl. Now go help Charlotte with today’s lunch.”

The dragon nodded, now completely shined. Happily waltzing towards the kitchen, happily greeting the other Charlotte that was working inside.

“Hiii! How’s the stew coming along?”

“Oh my, Hiii! It’s looking rather great! But… did you see Zeydaan? I could swear they were here just a minute ago…”

“Hmm… I don’t know who that might be, I’m just Charlotte after all!”

“I know that silly! How could I not know my own self!? I guess they must’ve gone home or something.”

“That’s probably the case, hopefully they come by again, I certainly did love talking with them about TV and the like… Wait! You’re looking quite shiny today Charlotte!”

“Oh my! You’ve noticed Charlotte? Miss Sammy was kind enough to polish me just now!”

“Lucky you! That polishing job looks splendid on you Charlotte, Miss Sammy truly is the best!”

“Quite right! But we should focus on cooking lunch for Miss Sammy first, let’s not get too distracted Charlotte.”

“Of course! I’m quite sure my pay day is coming soon as well, can’t wait to look as shiny as you do now! I’m sure Miss Sammy has been working on a new spray if-”

“Silly! You’re rambling again! Let’s continue washing the vegetables.”

The two finally focused on their task, ready to cook up a warm meal for their favorite person in the world…

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“I’ve a guest coming over in a couple of minutes, make sure everything in the living room is clean and proper, and that there’s teapot ready for teatime as well.”

Sammy’s instructions were as fast and ...