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Hiro stood in front of the large grey building, clutching a paper in his hand. He looked down and read over the ad once more, making sure the address was correct and still recent. He had called before he had left the house to confirm with the owner of the ad that he would be coming. "Ah..." Hiro mumbled in discomfort, wind blowing back his hair and having his coat whip at his legs. The tall man shivered and looked up towards the building again. A part of him was screaming to run, leave this place of perversions and forget all about it! But another part told him this was the only way he could keep from being alone and that part was stronger. With a large gulp of air, Hiro put on his sunglasses and entered the iron gates which led up to the building.

"We pride ourselves on success, Mr. Kobayashi. Trust me, you'll find out later on that you made the right choice coming to us for comfort! We'll find you the perfect slave; someone who suits your needs! Oh, I'm so excited for you!" The young female owner went on as they walked down the corridor leading to the holding rooms. "Hm. Ah... Yes... Thank you once again for meeting me..." Hiro replied quietly, uncomfortable with making such conversation with this woman, the paperwork and background check they did prior was still in his mind. He was put somewhat at ease knowing that this was just a business, but at the same time, put off that there was such a business as this. They entered a large, dark room full of both men and women, all in cages and looking at him. "Well! I'll leave you to it! Once you find you like, open the cage and put on this collar. Bring it to me so I can record it. Have fun!" The woman handed him a purple collar and a skeleton key before leaving him alone in the room. Well... Semi-alone. There were the slaves in here with him.

Hiro walked deeper into the room, not sure what to do. Being surrounded by this many people was going to give him a panic attack. Shaking from all the yelling and attention, Hiro turned to leave and never come back! But then he heard something. A large sigh full of sadness and misery, one he himself had sighed on many occasions. He looked back and searched for that cage, letting the barely audible mumbles lead him. The man stopped in front of the cage and squatted down to look at the being inside. Hiro reached in and took the neko's small hand in his larger one. "Excuse me, but... Are you alright?" Compared to his appearance, his voice was very soft and kind. He stroked his thumb over the top of the boy's smooth hand and took not of how white it was. I wonder how the moon would dance on his skin... Somehow, this thought calmed him and his shaking sub-sided. But his mind wasn't processing what his body noticed. Making sure this boy was alright is all that mattered to him.

Hiro jumped slightly at the boy's hot reaction and took his hand away. He tapped his index fingers against each other and looked down, blushing wildly. "Yo-you seemed... Sad. I wanted to fix that..." The man answered, as he sat down fully, crossing his legs like a school-boy. He looked back towards Akai and removed his shades, wanting to get a good look at who he was talking to. "Oh... My..." Hiro gasped as he finally noticed the ears and tail, "Are those... Real?" He began to reach out but then pulled back. "Can I... Can I touch your tail?" Hiro's face flashed redder and his eyes widened as he noticed how strange that must sound, perhaps even a bit perverse. "N-not that I'm trying to do anything! That is to say... Wait, no, I am trying to do something; I just want to touch you–Not in that way, I mean! I just..." Hiro sighed, a bit –alright, more than a bit– flustered, and covered his eyes with his palm. He heard as a few of the closer slaves began to giggle at his nervousness and tell the farther ones what was happening. Hiro removed his hand and looked away, ashamed. "Uhm... I'm not very good at... Socializing..." He whispered quietly to Akai, "I hope I didn't sound like a pervert. I'm not a sex maniac or anything..."

Hiro looked at his shades as Akai mentioned them. That's actually pretty accurate... The man thought as he listened to what the neko had to say. Realising the creature wanted nothing to do with him, Hiro stood up and dusted himself off, putting back on his shades. "I'm very sorry for disturbing you..." The tall man was about to walk away when he heard another sigh. He looked down, obviously pained, at the man's hurt and couldn't stop himself from what he did next.

In a flash, Hiro was in the cage with Akai, fitting barely and awkwardly. His arms were around Akai, his chest on the neko's back, and his head resting on the other's shoulder. "Please don't do that. Don't make such a horrid sound. It hurts..." He whispered as he wiped the tears with the back of his hand. "... It hurts to see how much you hurt..." The slaves around them hissed and gagged, clearly angered that Akai was getting what they weren't. Hiro turned his head slightly, lifting his eyes to look up at the neko's. The key which had opened the cage glowed in it's lock. Hiro had chosen. "Will you accept me?"

Hiro smiled gently, his eyes shined with happiness. "Good." He put the collar on Akai and watched in slight surprise as it turned a red colour and wrote his name in gold. "Akai?" Hiro removed himself from the cage and took the neko's hand, kissing it the way a prince would a princess. "What a beautiful name..." He wrapped his left arm around Akai's waist and held the msn's right hand in his own. He was too dulled by happiness to notice the neko's urgency or the fact that he had just stepped on his favourite pair of night shades. Things should get better from here on out.

"So this is your choice, huh? I wouldn't peg you for the type to go for a monster, and a male monster no less. You must be into something kinky!" the young woman went on happily, not noticing how much her presence and way of conversation was feeling Hiro with unease. "Uh... He's not a monster... He's just a man. His abnormalities don't change who he is..." Hiro mumbled as he filled out the ownership papers. The man bit his thumb until it bled to complete the contract, writing final signature with his life-blood. Hiro stood up and took Akai softly by the hand, smiling into the other's eyes . "Ready to go?" The young woman looked over at the both of them and chuckled. "Well, aren't you the gentleman! Remember to say thank you, Akai. Mr. Kobayashi here just about saved your worthless life." The mistress said as she walked the out into the night, "Don't make him regret his kindness..." The door slammed with that warning to Akai and left Hiro a little stunned. He held Akai's hand a little tighter and walked them towards his car, opening the door for Akai's entrance, giving him a quick kiss on the forehead before getting in himself. "I know I won't regret this."

Hiro glanced at Akai as they drove out on the ever darkening street. "I feel like I should be thanking you... My life was painful... A very... Lonely existence... You've saved me from that..." The man looked as if he was lost for a second. Trapped in his own thoughts, but hearing Akai speak once again brought him back. "I did read your record thoroughly, though to be honest, they hadn't much written on there. And..." They turned turned the corner on the street leading down to Hiro's home, every house bigger and richer than the next. "... I do not have the items you're asking for besides an empty room... I hope that won't be a problem? Your file said nothing about needing those kinds of restraints... Or why you seem to want them..." Finally they were there. Hiro pulled in a driveway of his family's second home, the one Hiro had grown up in as a child. It wasn't as large as the other homes, but it certainly looked the most expensive. "Not only that... But... I was kind of hoping you could share my room..."

~Oops! This was a rush job, so it sucks quite a bit!~

That sigh again... I want to take it away... "On second thought... Maybe not... I mean, I'd hate to make you uncomfortable with living with me. Uhm... I'll go get your room set up..." Hiro answered, his voice tinged with nervous disappointment. He unlocked the door and allowed Akai first entrance following close behind. "Come this way." The man offered, showing the younger one up the stairs. He hesitantly reached for Akai's hand but decided against it. He's going to need time to adjust to his new environment. He's probably not even into men... Not that I'm into men either, I mean, I've always been with women... I really need to stop questioning my own sexuality! But... I did kiss his face... Hiro was suddenly wrapped up in his own negative thoughts. Hiro gestured towards a door on the left of the hall. "This will be your room, mine is the one across from it. If you give me time, I'll have it all ready for you. You can wait downstairs if you like." Hiro smiled shyly and shrugged.