The Little Mouse Maid (for Jac of Dragons)
 

Early one afternoon, Lady Clara Redwood sat in the study of her grand manor house, casually reading to herself as she relaxed into her armchair. On any other day, the thirty-year old tabby cat noble would be out walking within the grounds of her large estate, or taking a trip into town, but today, she had to remain at home, as she was awaiting a very important arrival.

You see, over the past couple of months, Clara had noticed that many members of cat nobility were being accompanied by teenage mouse girls, usually found sitting in their masters laps dressed in cute little outfits. After further investigation, the nobles informed him that they were 'mice-ward's', mouse girls that they had sponsored and taken into their homes, giving them jobs as maids and ensuring that they grew into polite, well behaved young ladies.

To ensure that their mouse girls always remained well-behaved, the cats had a special method of disciplining them, namely taking them over their laps and smacking their bottoms for any minor mistake or wrongdoing, as well as ensuring that their mice received morning, afternoon, and evening maintenance smacked bottoms, just as an extra reminder. This method proved extremely effective in disciplining the young mouse-ward's, with the other cats who made up the serving force also being encouraged to take the mouse girl across their respective laps if they felt she needed a swift reminder to behave.

After hearing all the details, Clara decided that having one of these mouse-wards might be a nice idea, as she would finally have someone to mentor and care for, not to mention having a cute little bottom to smack whenever she pleased.

As such, she soon began making the necessary arrangements to prepare the manor for a mouse ward, reading several books on how to properly care for and treat a mouse ward, as well as purchasing the require equipment and clothing, and giving her serving staff permission to treat the mouse teen as they would a naughty little girl, encouraging them to take her across their lap for any mistake or wrongdoing in her duties.

As she thought about this, she continued to flick through her book, wondering when exactly her mouse ward would arrive.

Penny Rich-quite the funny name, you'll see-was an fifteen-year old mouse girl. She usually stuck out in a crowd due to her white hair/fur. While most thought she looked cute-especially with how petite she was for her age-she thought it made her stand out a little too much. Plus, it is always a pain to keep clean. I mean, do you know how hard it is to keep pure white hair clean?

She was born into this world poor and grew up in a poor house. Her family had worked very hard to help her get through her schooling, but last year, she had to leave school to help her parents pay those bills. But now that Summer is over, how is a poor Mouse-Girl suppose to get work?!

And then...boom! She was given her chance! A job at the Redwood Manor! Apparently, the Lady was looking for a 'Mouse-Ward': which, essential, is just a maid that doubles as a student-a student that could be freely spanked. She didn't like the sound of that, but certainly it was a step up from her current standings!

And today was finally the day! She came up to the Redwood Manor in her best clothes-which, sadly, was her school uniform-as she knocked on the door.

Hearing the knocks on her front door, Clara smiled brightly, glad that the time had finally come for her to welcome her little mouse ward into her home. With that, she got up and made her way over to the front door, opening it up and looking down at the mouse girl on her doorstep.

Whilst she had seen a picture of the mouse girl before, there was no denying that the teen was far cuter in real life, arguably being one of the most adorable mouse girls Clara had ever seen. The girl looked no older than about fourteen or fifteen, with a petite and slender build, snow white fur and bright baby blue eyes, that were filled with the innocence of a much younger child. Adding to her cuteness, was her outfit, a little school uniform complete with a white shirt and tie, a pale blue sweater vest, white knee length socks with black mary jane shoes, and a little blue tartan skirt that was just a little too short for the teen.

Seeing all this made Clara confident that she had chosen the right mouse to be her ward, beaming down at the teen as she stood there, waiting for her new mistress to greet her. "Well hello there" she said, continuing to smile down at the mouse girl as she spoke, "you must be Penny, it's so nice to meet you at last".

"Hello, Miss Redwood!" Penny had the biggest smile on her face as she nodded, "Yes, I am Penny-Penny Rich. And it's a pleasure to meet you!" She tried to be as polite and courteous as possible, even giving a little curtsy.

Clara couldn't help but giggle a little when the teen gave a little curtsy, finding it very cute coming from the young mouse girl. "Well, it's nice to meet you to" she said, petting the girls head affectionately as she continued to smile down at her, "I've been looking forward to your arrival, why don't we go through to my study so we can get to know each other a little better".

She then took the girls paw in hers, before leading her into the manor, closing the door behind her before escorting the mouse girl through to the study. Once there she, sat down in her armchair, patting her lap invitingly as she continued to look at the young mouse. "Why don't you come sit in my lap and tell me a little about yourself?" she said, still smiling fondly at the teen as she spoke.

((I guess that tip I got was helpful.)) thought Penny: the cuter you are, the more your Mistress will like you. So, naturally, be as cute as you can! Penny wasn't sure how she felt about the petting...it felt oddly nice. Nonetheless, she took her hand as she was lead into the manor, taking a minute to look around in awe at how big and luxurious it was.

"O-oh, uh, yes, ma'am. If you say so." Sitting in her lap seemed...embarrassing and she couldn't help but blush just thinking about it. I mean, she was fifteen, not six. But, saying 'no' would be a bad idea.

Seeing the young mouse girl blush and hesitantly obey amused Clara, as she had learned that the girl was shy and easily embarrassed after reading her file. Whilst her social worker thought this would be a negative aspect, this was actually the main selling point for Clara, as in her opinion, nothing made more adorable a picture than a timid little mousie, a role which this girl filled quite nicely.

As the teen sat herself down in Clara's lap, continued to smile at her, thinking how sweet she looked sat comfortably on her new mistress's knee. "Now then" she said after the girl was comfy, "would you like to tell me a little about yourself before I explain the house rules?".

Sitting on Clara's lap was much more embarrassing than she had thought, her bright pink face turning into a deep red, her hands latching onto the hem of her skirt and pulling it down the best she could. Part of it was out of habit, a sort of nervous tic, the other half because, well, it was rather short and sitting like this was always raised a bit of risk.

"Oh, well, uh," the blushing mouse girl muttered. Great, now she was stuttering! She wasn't gonna get the job if she didn't straighten up! But that just made her more nervous and stutter even more!

As the mouse teen stuttered and mumbled, Clara just continued to look at her fondly, thinking how sweet she looked as she attempted to collect herself. "Aww, what's wrong sweetie?" she asked, tilting the girls chin up to look at her, "cat got your tongue".

Clara knew that the girl would most likely open up a little more once she got used to her new arrangement, knowing that her new lifestyle would take some getting used to. "How about Auntie Clara tells you the rules now, and you can tell me about yourself later?".

That didn't help her blushing any more-in fact, if it was even possible, she was blushing even more! Even the tips of her ears were sharing the hot-red color. The Mouse Ward-to-be gave her a nod as she said, "O-okay." Auntie Clara? That was gonna take some getting use to, but she was sure that was just to make her feel more welcome.