She gave us all a hug of welcome, and somehow we packed four of us plus four rucksacks and two suit bags into the car and boot. Jen and Hamish were wa...ting for us at home, having been collected by Dad the previous day, and it was really good to see them after so long; we chatted away twenty to the dozen, and Mum just smiled as we talked over each other in our excitement. The first pot of tea and plate of broken biscuits vanished very quickly and Jen rapidly replaced them, though still. I snuck up closer and leaned against the door jam until the unknown girl saw me. She jumped with a start, not expecting anyone to be there. She stood up at attention suddenly almost like a jack-in-the-box, and kept looking between Melanie and me.The girl was small, young, trim, and busty, nicely dressed, wore heels, and had long black hair that had a high luster to it that made her look especially appealing. There was also something about her that let me know that she was highly competent in. Maybe if I'm really quick I can get somecream for my ass before the maid training starts?But.. there's a queue? Already? Aww.. shit... and me standing here in thisshrunken skirt! I fume silently in the queue, waiting my turn and smilingprettily when required. Before standing to eat my meal and hurrying away tomaid training...I wonder, could I be excused Maid training because I have a sore Ass?Somehow I doubt it. I get to the room, just behind another girl, who makes apoint of not speaking to. He had spent so many years not worrying about cold that he had practically forgotten what others with mind did about it. Soon, he had completed an insulating blanket. With that he covered himself and the cocoon. ‘There you go,’ said Kokata. ‘Soon we’ll have you as warm as summer.’ With the aid of a cover it didn’t take long to shiver the cocoon warm and Kokata could finally rest. He had never known shivering could be that exhausting. ‘Are you still alive in there?’ he asked the cocoon, pressing.