Ralia's Girl, Found

Ralia yawned as she drove her white truck along the dirt road surrounding her fenced property, storm had come in last night and she wanted to make sure nothing got broken and wild animals couldn’t get in to mess with her few cows and chickens. All went as normal on this spring morning, the grass was covered in dew, and the trees were freshly budding. She smiled as she went along, at the far point of the fence she was about to call it day and head back to her reading until something caught her eye, a small fleshy colored thing moving about the bush easing the truck down she watched “what is that.” she wondered stopping the truck completely and reached above her, grabbing a rifle, small caliber to scaring away would be coyotes and troublesome possums, she looked around, drawing closer and readied the rifle.

Ralia, about twenty-nine was the sole owner of this small farm since her parents had retired and moved down south to enjoy their remaining years and her siblings had moved out for more modern careers. The farm on the edge of a town called Juneberry a small town located in the Midwest America, and was mostly populated by feline-folk, who looked like humans, with the exception of cat like ears and tails, much like herself.

She moved closer, her black tail twitching from anticipation as did her ears, moving closer she heard a soft mewing from the bushes, along with trembling little whimpers “Who’s there? C’mon out it’s alright” she said and moved closer, slinging the rifle of her shoulder and bent down, moving the brush aside with her hand, gasping at what she saw a small feline girl, naked and covered in mud curled up in a pile of rags from what was once probably a shoddy blanket “Oh God, sweety come here, I won’t hurt you” she said quite quickly, her hands out to take hold the trembling child, it was hard to really tell her skin or hair color from all the mud. As she reached out the girl mewed more, scared and shook her head no, but looked up at the large woman, fear and hunger were in her eyes, and her body was so thin, she’d probably die from starvation in another day or so if nothing was done, she trembled, but as those hands came closer and gently lifted her up she stopped, not sure what to feel she just look, and Ralia looked back “It’s alright, I got you” she said and held the girl close, who seemed to be in a sort of shock from everything, as she only mewed, and looked up. Ralia looked down, with a happy smile, which turned to curiosity as she felt something warm on her, it was the small girl, who was unaware that she was peeing right there! “Oh no, not my favorite blouse…” she said and looked to the girl, who looked back with a whimper, she held out the girl, holding her out as till she finished Ralia seemed concerned, but sat her on the warm hood of her truck and removed the blouse “What’s your name?” she asked and looked at the girl, only clad now in a pair of jeans and bra, looking to the girl she would wrap it around her waist, the wet blouse that is. The girl seemed to grow happier as she lay there on the hood, enjoying the warmth. Then into the truck they both went, the rifle placed on the rack and she drove off, back to the white house on the opposite side of the fenced pasture.

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She walked into her kitchen, the girl in arm and lightly dozing now that she had felt secure, Ralia placed her on kitchen counter where the sun was shining most and went to her phone, dialing in she held onto the cord with one hand and waited, tapping her muddy boots “c’mon…c’mon pick up…” she said and waited and when she heard the click “Hello? Sheriff, hi it’s me Ralia, yeah, I just found a little girl on my property and was wondering what I should do, I mean, from the looks of it she’s in as best condition as she could be, and I’m guessing if I didn’t find her she’d be worse…uh huh, yeah” she nodded and listened to the sheriff go on “actually, I was thinking Sheriff if I could keep her here till she’s well enough, she seems to be in shock and…how do I know? Well, she’s acting just like a kitten and I think to much movement would shock the poor dear too much into being a kitten and she could never get out. I wanted to tell you and be on the look for any missing child reports, I’m going to call the doctor next and feed her too, alright, get back to me when you can Sheriff, see you later, take care” Ralia sighed and hung up the phone, looking the girl, and picked the phone back up.

She had gone over the same story with the doctor and was near the girl now “so far she doesn’t seem to have any deep wounds, a lot of scraps and scratches, but that’s about it” she knelt down, and gently opened the girls mouth “well, her mouth seems to be fine, her baby teeth are all intact and as far as I can tell there isn’t any bleeding” listening she nodded, going over to the over where a small pot was boiling some water with a bottle in the water “alright, and the formula is warming up, good thing my sister left some here last time she was over huh? Alright doctor, thank you very much, I’ll give you a call in a bit, I’m going to give her a bath in a moment” Ralia was sure she had everything under control here, and made sure to write down the doctors instructions a few times for herself “alright, thanks doc, I’ll call you out here tomorrow I think for today she’ll be fine, and I know I’m taking risks by not letting you see her right away, but I think it’s better for her to get comfortable” she took the bottle of formula out of the water and turned the stove off- “alright, take care doc I’ll talk to you later” she said again with a sigh and hung the phone up.

The girl mewed lightly when Ralia shook her “hey you, time to get up and get you fed” she said and held the bottle in hand, the girl tilted her head to the side and looked confused, Ralia hopped onto the counter to sit, bottle in one hand and the other motioning for her to come close, the girl did so, sniffing at Ralia’s pants as she pulled the girl into her lap holding the bottle by the girl’s lips “now, drink up…” she smiled as the girl took the nipple of the bottle and, instinct lead her, and she started to suckle down the warm formula, content look on her face as she did so “that’s a good girl, drink it all down….what should we name you now, huh sweety/” the girl was to preoccupied drinking to really notice what she said “How about Lorelei? I think it’s nice, what about you?” Ralia asked knowing she wouldn’t get a response back “yes that works indeed” she confirmed with a nod and petted Lorelei behind the ears cooing to her as she drank up.

Ralia had moved upstairs, holding the Lorelei against her hip she walked into the bathroom, smiling “now, let me get you all clean, then dressed, how’s that sound? I think it’s a lovely idea” Lorelei just mewed, a content yet curious mew, though she seemed content from the formula and Ralia sat down on the edge of the tub, letting the water warm and fill the tub “lessee, you have green eyes, and what I think is brown hair, maybe I’m wrong huh?” she asked and her ears flickered, reaching down she gently pet the girl’s tail, cooing to her, with the tub water the right temperature she plugged the drain and sat the girl down, sliding of the tubs edge she knelt at its side, grabbing a bar of soap and rag as the water started to envelop Lorelei and she started to splash happily, quickly coming to trust Ralia as all she had brought since she found her was warmth. Ralia went about cleaning Lorelei, finding herself in thought all the while, thinking what to do with her, if there were no parents to be found, should she? Could she keep this little one?

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She held Lorelei in a thick bundle of towel and held her close, thinking of what to do next, and since it did seem like she had a rather weak bladder, with an accident in the tub on furthered that thought she decided to get some of the baby supplies her sister kept around when she visited, all of said supplies were kept in the guest bedroom, a makeshift nursery that was halfway stocked. “I know you’re a bit older, but I think this will be for the best Lorelei” she said as she laid her on the changing table of the room, reaching under the table and grabbing the powder, sprinkling it on the girls rear and front, setting it down so she could rub it in and grab a diaper from under the table, and as Ralia looked Lorelei took hold of the powder container, clumsily I might add, and brought it closer, curious on it’s smell she gave a squeeze when it was close to her nose and a large poof of power came out, thought sweet smelling it caused her to start sneezing and batting at her nose, Ralia seeing the end result giggled at the happening, pulling out the diaper she slid it under and first weaved the tail threw the small hole, the diaper obviously meant for a baby looked like it would be a snug fit, but a fit non the less, and as such she pull the diaper between the girls legs and taped it, stretched out it’d hold on for it’s intended purpose. Once one Lorelei took the liberty of batting at the diaper, as she’d probably been naked all this time. “I guess I was wrong, not brunette at all, but a lil blondy aren’t you?” she smiled and ruffled that sun bleached blonde hair and smiled, looking deep into the girls eyes the two of them yawned widely “I guess your right Lori, it’s time for a nap huh? We’ve both had busy day” she said to the girl who was yawning still, and lifted her up, carrying her while she went off to her own bed.

Ralia yawned and laid down with Lorelei the girl held close as she was patted on the rear, pulling the covers back as she laid down, she yawned and pulled a feather pillow from the other side of the queen sized bed, resting Lorelei down she pulled a feather from the pillow, smiling and tickled the tip of Lorelei’s nose, causing her to sneeze and yawn before she pulled the afghan over them both. It didn’t take long for the two to fall asleep, cuddling as it where while they slept a dreamless sleep.