The next morning, the girls are talking about the interspecies rules. I walk in with a red hoof print stamped across my face.
"Cerea, Ms. Smith wants you to fill out the application for the home-stay..." I trail my words slowly, looking at them gleaming. "Forms?"
"Forms?" Miia exclaims. "Look at that, Darling's hurt. Do you not know RULE #2?"
"I can explain this," I say. I walk into the unlocked bathroom to wash my face and see Cerea butt naked. In surprise, yep, you guessed it, hoof meets face! I stumble back, clutching my cheek.
"By the way, Cerea, I'm sorry. I should've knocked." Her face is red. Yep, she's probably angry.
"Not like you haven't hurt Master! I saw how you are!" Cerea spits, arms crossed over her chest.
"Okay girls, calm down." I have a bad feeling about this.
"Oh, mine aren't intentional," Miia says sweetly. Her tail swipes out, hitting me hard across the face. Stars explode behind my eyes.
"You think mine are?" Cerea brings her hoof down on my already pained body. The impact sends me sprawling.
"Master! Master!" Papi chirps, not in a worried voice, more excited, like she's cheering on a show.
Here I am, thinking, didn't they just say RULE #2? Rule #2 is no human or demi-human can do harm to each other, so what's this?