Lets pretend I didn't read the original plot

Beast Business 3.6

When the car comes to a stop at the end of the widening driveway right at the bottom of a flight of stairs, I convince myself that it's not like 'that' sort of meeting the parents. It was just ordinarily meeting people who happened to be Lee's parents and were presumably the people whose names were on my adoption papers. Thus, there was nothing to be nervous about. Besides, it is only a game. Not real, so it doesn't matter if I make a good impression.

Thus, when I hop out of the car, I keep my hands at my side and stride along next to Lee. If I start to fall a little behind it is only because his legs are longer than mine. As we go up the stairs, I start off one step behind then two and then Lee is at the door while I still have four steps to go. Lee pauses at the top of the stairs and turns to look back at me with a smile. I resign myself and continue up the stairs until I reach his side. As soon as I step onto the landing the door opens revealing an older gentleman who bows and gestures us in.

I'm not nervous, not nervous not. "Yah!" I squeak when Lee grabs my hand. He chuckles and squeezes my hand.

"Relax, your shoulders are so stiff you're going to seize up shortly." Lee says while he shakes his head. He tugs slightly at my hand to pull me towards a sitting room on the right-hand side of the house.

Right, since I can't avoid them then just go all out. I think of the parties my parents had held with all sorts of people from stars to managers to producers and company directors. I could be just the right sort of likable no matter who I was talking with. Plus, in this case I have the advantage of being cute.

In the room was a middle-aged couple with kind smiles; they first look at Lee and then shift their attention to me. I make a small smile happy but shy and raise a hand to wave slightly.

"Mother, father this is Rayne, he's a greater glider Beastskin and that bunch at the care house were bullying him." Lee introduces.

Bullying, sure the lion and the wolf would object strenuously to that but sure let go with that interpretation.

"It wasn't that bad I can hold my own." I say softly. It is the truth though considering my size they may not believe it and it wasn't good to pitifully complain otherwise if I protected myself later, they might feel cheated.

"Ah, you are poor dear, just look at those ragged clothes, and your hair." Lee's mother shakes her head as she comes over to me. She gently takes my right hand since Lee still held my left. "Come on, I'll show you to your room and you can wash and change while Lee has men's talk with his father."

"Yes, uhm." I stumble over how to address her since Lee hadn't told me a last name.

"Oh, just call me Mother May and you can call him Father Tori, so as to not confuse you with your birth parents." Mother May says as she tugs me towards the door. I'm left sort of awkwardly splayed when Lee doesn't let go of my other hand. I turn my head to look at him in confusion.

"Remember to come back down once you've changed, I'll take you around the grounds." Lee smiles before looking at Mother May seeming to indicate something with his eyes before he let go of my hand.

"Take your time and have nice warm wash, son this is home now." Father Tori calls as I'm led from the room. Mother May leads me up an ornate staircase to the third floor and then into a suit of rooms.

"Your suit occupies the left half of this floor while Lee's is the right. Father Tori and I have the four floor while the second floor is for Father Tori's men." Mother may lead me into the first room as she speaks. It's larger than even the six-person dorm room at the care house. Moreover, it seemed that each of the other rooms were equally nice.

They all seem so nice, few, seems I was worried about nothing. I follow and listen attentively as Mother may explains about the rooms before showing me the walk-in wardrobe and shooing me into the bathroom.

The large, tiled area was in a pale cream with a large shower and a deep clawfoot tub. I pass the tub up, I wanted to wash the salt from the pool out of my hair. Stepping into the shower finds it completely stocked with a nice, scented shampoo and conditioner. Having scrubbed up and feeling refreshed I step into the room and then pause. Played out on the bed was a pair of short shorts and a crop t-shirt. While couldn't not be worn by boys the clothes were in a style most often worn by girls. Still at this point I was long used to this. At least it's not an actual dress so is something of an improvement.