AUTHORS NOTE: This one is a little pet play focused story I wrote around new years. It takes place in nimble tail's compet universe. Be sure to check them out at twitter.com/nimbletail. This one does feature some minor cnc themes as well as the obvious pet play themes, which is out of my usual wheelhouse. If those bother then you may want to skip this one. If it doesn't then I hope you enjoy.

The living room was glowing in an eerie soft light as the setting sun shone its soft colors into the window of the high rise apartment. On a large soft cushy pet bed, a woman, or more accurately a pet, stared at the setting sun. This was Bestarix, or as she was currently known by, Sweetie, her pet name. If the name didn't give her status away her outfit certainly did. Most notable were her arms and legs which were bound and wrapped tightly up in a mass of rubber that ended with cushy paw prints. The way she was bound meant Sweetie was essentially walking on her elbows and knees, but the extra padding from her bondage, and the paws on the bottom with extra grip, meant she could manage this walking pretty easily. Out of her rear protruded a black tail made of smooth hair to match the natural hair on her head, it was being held in by a noticeably uncomfortably sized plug, but after long enough as a pet Sweetie got used to it. Atop her head was a headband topped off with black dog ears that stood straight up, matching the way her own hair was styled into two pig tails on her head. And of course she had a thick but lovingly decorated collar around her neck, with her name and address etched onto a tag on it. Her nipples were covered with heart shaped pasties, but that was the only modesty given her as the rest of her body, including her "puppy parts," were left open to the world.

This was a pretty typical pet girl outfit. The only thing missing that one might see on the average pet girl was a gag with a phallic shaped knot that would go into her mouth to keep her quiet. It was reserved for when she was being exceptionally barky though, which she wasn't today. Today was a solemn day, the end of the year, and the start of something new, or rather the start of a familiar change.

Sweetie's owner Ellacore paced anxiously behind her. She was dresses like a nun compared to her pet with her long elegant black dress with a matching black shawl. Both contrasted her red hair very well. She glanced at her watch.

"Is it time yet?" she asked the pet girl before her. Sweetie sighed a bit in annoyance. This had been the third time in the past hour Ellacore had asked that and the response had been the same each time.

"It's not time yet," Sweetie spoke and awaited the predictable outcome.

"Bad puppy, no people words," Sweetie heard the voice from the pet sitter in her head and shortly after she received a painful shock from both her collar and tail plug causing her to give a more puppy like yelp in response.

The headband on her head was more than just a headband. It was the pet sitter. Something that all pets in Remidine wore to ensure they stayed in line and followed all of the rules that pets were supposed to follow, and all of the stipulations that were in their contract they signed to become a pet. Even if serving as a pet in Remidine was completely voluntary, it was still a legally binding contract, one the pets were expected to follow until their agreed upon term was over. The pet sitter helped to make sure they did. In Sweetie's case, one of her pet rules was that she wasn't allowed to speak "people words" so she could only communicate in barks and yelps. This was actually a bit unusual as of late. Pet sitter technology had advanced in such a way that it could detect the number of syllables in the words the pets were speaking, so the standard had become that pets were only allowed to use single syllable words, and if their owner wanted them to remain quiet they would just use a gag of some kind. This was generally a lot more useful for both pets and owners, especially pets in service positions. Though others preferred the more authentic experience.

The pet sitters are connected to the state wide pet database through a wireless connection, and are set to automatically deactivate once the time on the pet's contract has expired, until then though all rules would be enforced. Which is why for the third time that day Sweetie had broken her rules and spoken human words knowing she would be punished for it. If the time was up then she would be able to speak with no repercussions so talking and then immediately getting shocked was her way of proving to Ellacore that the time on her contract wasn't up yet, though it was quickly approaching.

"Sorry again," Ellacore sighed. Sweetie just growled in response and went back to her wistful staring. She could understand why her owner was a little anxious. Her contract was due to expire any moment now, she just wished she didn't have to continually be shocked to prove it still wasn't.

It was only a few more moments, when the minute turned over that Sweetie heard a very rare phrase from her pet sitter.

"Your contract has expired," it explained in a robotic voice that only she could hear. "All punishment systems disengaged. All locks disengaged. Thank you for your service. If you require assistance getting out of your pet gear please speak your emergency code phrase and an officer will arrive to assist you."

The emergency code phrase was something built into all of the Remidian pet sitters. It was three words that only the pet knew, that when spoken would immediately dispatch authorities to the pet's position, in case the pet was suffering some form of abuse that was not negotiated in their contract. Of course if the pet sent out a false alarm through this they were often punished with a more restrictive contract, or possibly disciplinary pet service. It was a very serious thing to use, but it was something Sweetie never had to worry with. Her and her owner had a fantastic relationship.

"It's done now," Bestarix spoke but tensed. She relaxed as the shock didn't come. Ellacore sighed as the tension lifted.

"Ok." Ellacore moved with a spring in her step. "Thank god. I thought we would miss our reservations."

"I told you, you didn't have to plan anything." Bestarix started but she was cut off.

"Nonsense it's a tradition. You've been a pet for a whole year, your first food that isn't kibble should be something high class. Now come on let's get you out of all that." Bestarix rolled her eyes and made her way over to the bedroom behind Ellacore. She couldn't be mad at her, it was a tradition the two of them had.

The two made their way to the bedroom, and Bestarix clambered up onto the king sized bed. Next to the bed was her kennel, and on the bed were several hard points one could attach a leash to keep a pet in various fun positions. None of them were used now however, Bestarix rolled over on her back and waited for Ellacore to help her out of the pet gear.

"So how did I do this year Rixy?" Ellacore spoke eagerly as she started by taking out the large plug tail from Bestarix's rear.

"Excellent as always," Bestarix encouraged as Ellacore moved on to removing the contraptions containing Bestarix's arms and legs. "I was nervous a bit about having no words at all, but it was so much fun. And these fetch legs are amazing once you get used to them."

"I'm glad," Ellacore had freed Bestarix's arms and Bestarix started doing some stretches. "Any notes for next year."

"I think I wanna get the chastity belt attachment."

"Oh yeah?" Ellacore bit her lip. "A whole year in pet gear and chastity."

"Well you were pretty strict about me getting off this go around, but when I got really riled up, it made me feel so obedient and so ..."

"Yeah yeah I know what you mean," Ellacore said knowingly having freed Bestarix's legs. Bestarix started to stretch those as well. "I'm sure you'll find a great one in your free time next year and we can add it to your contract."

"Speaking of," Bestarix said seriously as she removed the collar around her neck herself. "Do you have your contract filled out?" Bestarix punctuated this statement by taking off her pet sitter headband.

"Of course I've got mine finished honey, you know how excited I've been."

"I can look at it after dinner, we've got a little time before your term starts," Bestarix stood up but almost fell catching herself and her wobbly legs.

"Still got pet legs?" Ellacore asked giggling.

"Yeah," Bestarix giggled. "Why don't you pick my outfit out for me while I get used to walking on two legs again." Ellacore nodded and walked into the walk in closet in the bedroom.

"I hope you haven't grown too much," Ella core called out from the closet.

"Best part of a kibble diet, it's great for your figure."

"Heard that. You looked amazing when you were all puppied up."

"Hush," Bestarix blushed as Ellacore emerged holding a form fitting red dress. "Black and red and red and black?" Bestarix asked with a smirk.

"It's cute you can't even lie."

"I love you," Bestarix giggled and Ellacore quickly closed the distance between the two and planted a kiss on Bestarix's lips.

"Love you too my little Sweetie pup," Ellacore gave a knowing giggle.

"Oh I cannot wait to get at you later Freckles," Ellacore grew a little flustered at the mention of her pet name.

"Me neither," Ellacore said quietly as Bestarix got herself dressed.

"Oh how it feels to be back in people clothes," Bestarix said with a loving sigh. "I've missed panties"

"Pshhh I doubt it, you sure didn't seem to mind it when you were a puppy," Ellacore teased.

"We'll see who's talking come tomorrow. Now," Bestarix held out her arm to be escorted. "Treat your puppy to a nice dinner."

"Yes ma'am," Ellacore happily took her partners arms and the two left for dinner.

*****

Bestarix and Ellacore returned to the apartment both full of food and a little tipsy from drinks.

"A year in the pet gear has ruined your stamina," Ellacore giggled.

"Oh yeah and what's your excuse," Bestarix fired back. Ellacore shrugged and giggled. "You know I'm getting tired of your teasing bring that contract over here maybe I need to add some restrictions."

"Oooo yes ma'am" Ellacore said in a sultry tone. She went to the bedroom only briefly and returned with a fairly thick book of a contract that she handed to Bestarix. "I've already sent a copy in, the pet sitter should be here tomorrow in time for my term to start." Every pet sitter in Remidene was custom programmed to follow the contract it was paired with, so contracts had to be turned in to the local state pet office, both for record keeping and to get the pet sitter appropriately programmed.

Bestarix skimmed the contract. Despite her antics she was sober enough to read and understand it, but she and Ellacore had been swapping pet positions for going on 5 years now. She knew what her partner wanted, and she had already discussed with her while Bestarix was still called Sweetie, the changes to her contract she wanted for the upcoming year. So everything was mostly expected. No words allowed, constant edging, maintenance punishment routine. Some additions surprised her. She requested for all of her punishment shocks to be at the maximum intensity and requested no downtime out of pet space. Even Bestarix had one day a month she could unwind from the pet life with only minor restrictions, though she too would likely remove that with her contract next year as well.

"Seems Freckles likes her pain," Bestarix teased. "You sure you're ok with all of this?"

"Yeah well actually," Ellacore stammered a little. "I had a little surprise." Ellacore revealed a small box she had hidden behind her back and opened it. Inside was a pet sitter headband.

"I'm confused, I thought your sitter was getting programmed and coming in tomorrow?" Bestarix asked confused.

"It is but," Ellacore stammered flustered. "I got this imported in from Tailan. It's a compet pet sitter."

"Ella ..." Bestarix said seriously.

"I know, I know. It's a little more extreme than what we have here, but that's what I want. I've got all the punishment intensity on this maxed out. Even at max ours only has three quarters the intensity of these. And there's no breaks, no people words, a more aggressive pet sitter voice ..."

"And no safe word," Bestarix added with a knowing stare. Ellacore took the opportunity to grab her hands gently.

"I trust you Rixy," Ellacore said seriously. "This is what I want. I want to be yours, I want to truly belong to you, to truly be nothing but an animal to you, and I don't want a way out." Bestarix gave a look that said she was still not convinced. "Look the whole thing is up to you now. I don't get a say, but if it's ever too much for you, you can always turn it off." Bestarix seemed a little more relieved at this, but was still unsure. "It's your decision as much as it is mine," Ellacore said calmly. "You can say no, and we can just use the regular pet sitter, but I want to try this."

"Fine," Bestarix said seriously. Ellacore tried but she failed to contain her giddiness. "If even for a second I think you're in danger it's coming off."

"Yes yes of course, thank you babe," Ellacore hugged Bestarix tightly.

"Oh calm down you horny little pup. I don't want you getting puppy mode on me yet. We've still got one night where you're a person and I plan to take advantage of that."

*****

It was the next day. The noon sun was beating heat into the apartment. Ellacore was naked on the bed with Bestarix looking over her.

"You ready Freckles?" Bestarix asked playfully, Ellacore barked playfully in response. Bestarix got all of the gear out she would need. Ellacore had gotten the pet gear from Tailan as well, it was the only way it would communicate with the pet sitter, but it was essentially the same gear they already had, and the same type that Bestarix was in a day ago. "Collar on first," Bestarix handed the leather collar to Ellacore. "Put it on yourself, show me you want it." Ellacore shuddered as she wrapped the collar around her neck. As soon as it was on it automatically adjusted its own tightness around her neck, becoming just tight enough to be uncomfortable. Ellacore already started to feel nervous as she found her arms slowly being encased in her new pet legs. "Nervous?"

"A little," Ellacore was honest. "It's tighter than what I'm used to."

"I think that's going to be a running theme," Bestarix said as she finished the first of Ellacore's legs. "Tailan isn't as gentle with their pets as we are." Ellacore thought that it wasn't particularly gentle here, but the nervousness was overshadowed by the anticipation and desire that would come for the more punishing pet gear. As the second pet arm was secured on it tightened itself like the collar and locked shut, Bestarix moved on to the legs, and finally finishing with the tail.

"Oh my god!" Ellacore screamed out in a way that was distinctly erotic. "Their plugs are so big." She felt like she could get used to the plugs from the Remidian gear, but she doubted she could ever get used to the monster inside her now.

"Well you better get used to it, it's yours for the year," Bestarix said as she helped Ellacore flip over. "Time for the big finale," Bestarix held the pet sitter gingerly in her hands. "Ready?" Ellacore couldn't hide her nervousness, but she swallowed her fear and nodded her head. Bestarix gently placed the pet sitter onto Ellacore's head, and just like that Ellacore became Freckles.

"Pet sitter online, testing punishment," the pet sitter said unsympathetically as the most painful shock Freckles had ever experienced went through her body through the collar and plug causing a loud yelp in pain. "Testing reward," before she could even process the pain the tail vibrated in her ass, and even somehow managed to stimulate her puppy parts. It was so intense that she was almost immediately left wanting more, but the machine gave none.

"Oh fuck," Freckles shuddered.

"Bad pet, no people words," the pet sitter delivered the shock again, and it caused another yelp from Freckles who this time knew enough to just bark instead of try to talk. "Good puppies present themselves." The pet sitter gave only a second pause before shocking Freckles again. "Too slow puppy." It chided. Freckles quickly stood on her hind legs panting and showing her tits off to Bestarix. "Good puppy." Freckles received another heavenly vibration that made her display become more enthusiastic but release never came.

"Wow this does seem intense," Bestarix commented. "I don't know how those poor compet girls deal with it. You're in for a long year Freckles. Come let's get you fed." Freckles barked, and made extra sure to follow the appropriate distance behind her owner, not wanting to get another shock from the pet sitter.