Before anything else could be said James and Becky found themselves alone again in a place that was very familiar to the latter. Becky, still draped in the bedsheet she had used to cover her modesty in Alcuin's presence, gasped in delight.
"Oh my goodness, I'm home!" she beamed. She then looked down to confirm that James, still very much a dog, had joined her.
"Well, welcome to my room James!" Becky grinned excitedly as she dropped the sheet she had been barely wearing to the ground to reveal her beautiful naked body to him again "I bet you never thought you would get me naked in here?"
James barked something untranslatable as Becky opened her wardrobe and began rummaging around for something to wear.
"Ok, I'm going to turn you back soon but before I do I need to go over a few ground rules" she explained as she pulled her panties up her legs "You can stay here with me, but I have a housemate so she can't find you here. Not in human form anyway. But don't worry James, I have an idea I..."
"Becky?" A female voice called from down the stairs, followed by the sound of footsteps beginning to ascend them.
"Oh shit!" Becky whispered to her canine friend "Just stay quiet and let me do the talking ok? Though it's not like you could even if you wanted to!"
Becky ran to the door to greet her friend, having had just enough time to put on a bra and t-shirt. She opened it just enough to reveal a pretty, bookish looking young woman with brown hair and blonde highlights.
"Hi Annie!"
"Becky, are you ok?" Annie asked with a hint of concern "It sounded like you were talking to someone?"
"Nope, just me" Becky shrugged "Talking to myself I guess!"
"Not someone called James?" Annie enquired with a slight accusatory tone.
"Um, ok you got me!" Becky smiled sheepishly as she fully opened the door and gestured to the dog sitting on the rug by her bed "Annie, meet James"
"Oh wow, you got a dog?" Annie looked surprised "You already have two cats. Is that a good idea?"
"I'm just pet sitting" Becky lied convincingly "It's a new sideline of mine. So don't freak out if you see different kinds of animals around the place from now on. But I promise, never more than one at a time!"
"Sure why not" Annie shrugged as she began to walk away "I'm heading out for a bit. I'll see you later"
"See, am I a great actress or what?" Becky smiled as she crouched down and stroked James' back affectionately and gazed into his eyes ominously "Oh James, this is going to be so much fun!"