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One Man's Search Ch. 01

By: Tarielen



-~*{One Man's Search}*~-

A fan fiction based off JinkiesFarie's "The Femme In Me" series. 

Chapter 1 -- Fate

Reggie lay on his bed in his nice apartment and gave a long sigh as he stared at the white ceiling. His night with Nic was enjoyable to be sure and her new boy toy's ass felt wonderful, but seeing those two together only helped remind him of the hole in his own life. He rolled over onto his side to change his view from sheet of white to sheet of red as the window curtains covered any godforsaken dawn light that might try to attack his tired eyes.

Reggie found himself depressed. He had no worries in life, as an accomplished author any financial worry he might have was nonexistent and he continued to have a social life, doing book signing events as well as hitting up bars and club with his friends. None of it was what he truly wanted. The one thing this man lacked seemed to be the one thing all his friends had: a partner.

Reggie glared at the crack of light coming in through the side of the window and rolled back to stare at the white wall that had a beautiful wall decal on it of a black and red Japanese tree. He was a fan of Japanese culture and loved the gift that displayed itself on his wall. It had been given to him by Nic for doing a book signing at her bookshop.

The thought of Nic made his mind go back to his depression again. He sighed again and pulled the covers up to his neck and closed his eyes. Images of body features flashed before his eyes as he tried to imagine his ideal partner. He could honestly care less if it was a man or woman, being bisexual he liked pleasure no matter its gender; it was the personality and demeanor he was having difficulty finding. He thought of the ass he had plowed earlier that night, Vicky had nice curves but his figure really was too masculine for his tastes... Nic had a nice figure however she was way too dominate to mesh well with him on a daily basis. As he continued to think about his ideal lover, sleep claimed him.

**********

Reggie walked around the illuminated living room and glanced out at the sunset from the huge glass doors that led out onto his private balcony. He was still depressed; however, now he was simply battling boredom. His pocket vibrated and he pulled out his cell phone; it was Nic. Reggie pressed the ignore button and shoved it back in his pocket, she probably wanted to "punish" her pet again with his chocolaty goodness and he didn't want to see the twistedly happy couple again. He walked out onto the porch with his cup of coffee (which couldn't really be considered coffee with all the milk and chocolate put into it) and he looked down at the busy street five stories below.

He sighed deeply then grimaced at his own listlessness. He was a masculine, why was he moping around here like some hopeless feminine? He took his phone out again and dialed his friend; Lola knew all the best clubs...

**********

Reggie shrugged his way through the crowd following the small girl through the haze. Lola was easy enough for him to follow though since, at 6'8", Reggie towered over the mob. The music pounded in his ears and through his body giving him a surreal feeling. He glanced around and started scanning faces to see if anyone new caught his eye. He knew most of the people here, the usual clubbers, a few one-nighters, and some usual hunters looking for their next conquest. He shook his head at himself, why did he talk himself into coming here again? Sure he was bored but doing more of the same thing he usually did at night wasn't the answer he needed.

He turned back to tell Lola he was going to give up for tonight. She was no where to be found. He groaned slightly and proceeded to search for her in her usual haunts. A woman danced her way up to him and wrapped her arms around his neck even though she was quite a bit shorter than him.

"Hello, Tall-Dark-and-Handsome." She said playfully in what was probably her most sexy voice. The way she said it made him feel like she wanted to devour him. Despite his usual playfulness he was simply not in the mood, "Not tonight, Annie." He moved her out of his way and continued his search for Lola.

Annie pouted after him and crossed her arms and turned back towards the mass of bodies grinding together.

Reggie was getting annoyed now. Lola was obviously not trying to reach him since he stood out easily so he grumbled and turned towards the exit, making his way towards the neon green sign indicating his freedom from this chaos.

The night air was refreshing on his face and he breathed it in deeply, it soothed him to the core and allowed him to think more clearly. He looked around and saw two girls passionately making out against the wall of the club and rolled his eyes. He wondered again if Fate would be so kind as to deliver him his partner, he was almost 30 for god's sake.

Reggie pulled his cell out and texted Lola to let her know that he was heading home again. Just as he put his phone in his pocket he looked up and saw a lean young man standing in the middle of the street staring up at the night sky. Reggie looked up to witness that stars were actually visible tonight, which was so rare within the city. As his gaze returned to the boy his eyes fell on his face; the man was obviously Asian but he seemed to have a splash of western looks in his features. His sandy hair fell around his face and would cover his eyes if he hadn't been staring upwards. His eyes were what caught Reggie's attention the most, however. They seemed so solemn, like he was about to weep.

Headlights pulled Reggie out of his reverie as he saw a red car racing straight towards the still man. Panic slapped Reggie in the face as he realized the man wasn't moving and the car wasn't slowing down.

"Watch out!!" Reggie yelled as he ran towards what was sure to be a horrible fate...

One Man's Search Ch. 02



Chapter 2 -- Savior

Reggie felt his body slam against the boy's lean frame as he wrapped his arms around him and threw them both out of the car's path. He turned himself as to catch the man and absorb the impact of the landing. His heard his trench coat tear against the pavement and winced slightly. After a moment of laying there he glanced down into his arms and saw the boy's face with eyes opened wide in amazement and a deep red blush covering his cheeks as he stayed perfectly still wrapped in his arms. The look on the boy's face washed away any anger Reggie had felt towards the young stranger and he instead spoke calmly in his deep bass, "Are you hurt?"

The boy's head snapped up as he looked into his savior's eyes and tears suddenly began to fall down his face. Reggie's eyes widened and then he slowly sat up, still holding the man and cradled him between his arms. Reggie bent his legs up around him, forming a shield around the weeping boy with his entire body.

The man didn't utter a single sound but closed his eyes and wept silently, Reggie just sat in wonder at this creature before him. Reggie knew better than to say anything and resigned himself to be this man's guardian for the moment.

A few minutes passed and slowly the boy pushed himself away from the big dark man that saved his life. He wiped his eyes on the sleeve of the tight white shirt he wore and stood up without looking into Reggie's face. The Asian man wrapped his left arm around his front to hold on to his right elbow as he stared at the ground shyly. "Forgive me." He muttered softly, he spoke with a slight Japanese accent that simply seemed to add to his feminine appearance and Reggie only distinguished because of his love for Japanese culture. Reggie lifted himself up with a slight moan and stood in front of him, the boy's head only came up to his chest so there was no way for Reggie to see his face without doing what he did next.

Reggie lifted his large hand and gently cupped the boy's chin in his fingers to force him to look into his face. He felt the boy's lean body tense as though preparing to sprint away at the slightest misstep. Reggie spoke softly again, his deep voice resounding in the surrounding darkness, "Are you hurt?"

The boy stared up at his face with wide slanted eyes as he blushed deeply before shutting his eyes tight and looking down again while shaking his head no.

Reggie looked the man up and down then said firmly, "Follow me." He held out his hand for the boy to take, making extremely clear that the boy had a choice to make. The lithe man stared at the large hand for a moment then slowly placed his own petite hand within it.

**********

Reggie unlocked the front door to his apartment and opened the door to allow the boy to enter first. The young stranger glanced nervously at Reggie then walked forward into the entrance, he jumped when the sound of the door shutting hit his ears and he wrapped his own arms around himself again. Reggie glanced sideways at him then walked past him down the hall that led to the open living room with attached kitchen. "Make your self at home," he said as he left the boy standing in the entryway, he didn't want to scare him off. Reggie heard a small gasp and turned back quickly to see what was wrong. The boy had his mouth covered and his eyes were wide. "What's wrong?" his voice rushed out sounding way more worried than he probably should have been.

The small voice muttered again the only words he had spoken before, "Forgive me."

Reggie stared at him for a moment, confused, and then tried to clarify, "For what?"

The boy pointed straight at him, "Your jacket."

It dawned on Reggie that his back must look a total mess of shredded cloth from the tumble they took. Reggie relaxed and shrugged, "Better my back than your face." He turned again to go into the kitchen as he shrugged off the trench coat and tossed it into the garbage. He flipped the lights on with a central remote and turned the TV on to provide the boy a little distraction and make him feel more comfortable. "Do you want some tea or coffee?" Reggie waited for a reply.

A moment later the boy peeked around the corner and said softly, "Nothing, thank you." He then ambled on into the living room finally taking a chance to observe his surroundings.

Reggie watched him carefully as he made himself a cup of coffee (with lots of chocolate and milk). He realized he enjoyed simply watching this strange creature that simply fell into his life for at least this one night, the boy reminded him of a small kitten, curious about everything and taking all his willpower not to pick it up and touch it. He had many figures lined up on shelves that the boy became fascinated with. Reggie walked over to him and asked him calmly while handing the man a bottle of water from his fridge, "I'm called Reggie. So what's your name?"

"Nakamura Shinji, Shinji is my first name," he stated with a much heavier accent as he took the water from Reggie. The name confirmed Reggie's suspicions that the man was indeed Japanese. The boy continued speaking, "All these figures are from 'Within the Guardian's Shadow' manga series. Are you a fan as well?"

Reggie smiled, "You could say that."

Shinji smiled brightly which caught Reggie off guard, "I've never seen such a large collection before. You even have the extremely limited items that only show up at conventions."

"Oh? Have you never been to an anime convention?" Reggie asked as he went and sat down on the couch, turning the TV off as well since they seemed to already find common ground to discuss.

The boy blushed slightly and looked at the ground as he spoke, "Those are much too expensive for me to attend plus I was never really allowed to go."

"Strict parents or something like that?" He asked with a raise of an eyebrow.

Shinji smirked sadly, "Something like that."

"How old are you anyways? You were outside a night club when we met."

"Ah, I just turned 22 last week." The boy walked over and sat down in a chair across from the couch Reggie lounged in.

"Oh, well, happy birthday. Now do you mind telling me why you tried to kill yourself tonight?" Reggie asked this nonchalantly but the look he gave the boy was dead serious, as though he saw right through him.

Shinji's head shot up, his hair danced around his almond eyes, tears started to form again. He seemed paralyzed by Reggie's gaze and after a moment broke the spell with a shake of his head, "I had my reasons."

"As your savior I think I have a right to know..." His voice remained calm and precise. He took another sip of his mocha and waited for an answer but was surprised at the change of tone.

"I never gave you the right to save me!" Shinji shouted as he stood up quickly, his hands balled into fists, tears now flowing freely. "You should have just stayed out of the way! You had no right to take away my freedom again!" He turned to flee the apartment but Reggie was quick to put down his coffee and make it to the door in time to stop him.

He slammed his forearm against the door, towering over the catlike man. Shinji glared up at him from under his blonde locks. Reggie looked at him with all seriousness and said flatly, "What do you mean 'again'?"

The emotions that showed on Shinji's tear-stained face displayed the shattering of his soul that seemed to occur at that moment. He bit his lip and looked down at the floor again trying to stop the tears but they refused to be halted. Reggie frowned slightly witnessing this broken creature with no hope in his eyes and found himself raising his free hand to the boy's chin again to force him to look into his face. He whispered softly in his deep reassuring voice, "Right now, you're safe." He leaned down and softly kissed Shinji's trembling lips.



One Man's Search Ch. 03



Chapter 3 -- Running on Pain 

Reggie pulled away slowly, his own actions appalled him, he might be a flirt and get down and dirty with his friends but kiss a guy he's known for less than an hour? Never. There was just something about this boy that seemed to scream "save me!" at him and make him want this man. 

Shinji's tears had stopped and the boy looked at Reggie with confusion mixed with a smidgen of hope. Shinji lifted a hand to reach out towards Reggie when he suddenly dropped to his knees with a gasp and clutched at his abdomen. His teeth clenched trying to hold back a scream as tears once again streamed down his face. Reggie could tell that these tears, however, were not from sadness but from pain. He dropped to a knee and placed a hand on Shinji's shoulder, "What's happening?" he asked full of concern. He could hear a slight buzzing sound. 

Shinji shook his head as if to ward him off but could no longer hold his voice back. As Shinji screamed he fell to his side and curled his body around his hands. Reggie was feeling panic rise within him but was not the kind of man to succumb to it, he shoved Shinji's hands aside and lifted the man's shirt to see if he was hurt. He felt a look of horror cross his face as he looked down at the wide belt that wrapped tightly around Shinji's waist. It was obviously electronic and from the way it sounded and the movements Shinji's body was being forced to make it appeared as if it was sending high voltage electric shocks through him. Reggie moved to rip the wretched thing off but Shinji pushed him away and seemed to protect the device. After a moment longer the buzzing stopped along with Shinji's scream, the only sound in the apartment was Shinji's heavy pained breathing. Reggie didn't move, waiting for an explanation. Shinji opened his eyes finally and pushed himself off the ground slowly, he put his shirt back down covering the object of torture and looked towards the door, "I have to return now, if I don't get back soon... " the boy hesitated for a moment trying to chose his words carefully, "well let's just say I don't want to be late." 

As Shinji reached for the door Reggie pulled himself up to lean against it and bar the way again. It hit him though that this was dangerous territory he was wading into and he had to tread carefully, "Listen Shinji, I'm not a stranger to S&M but this..." he gestured towards the hidden belt. He shook his head then touched the boys chin again, this time the boy looked into his face without his nudge, "If things ever go too far, know that here you are safe." Reggie turned and opened the door to allow Shinji passage. Shinji watched him for a moment then smiled softly at his savior, "thank you," he said and left. 

********** 

Reggie lounged on his couch flipping through channels on his huge plasma tv. He was bored again so his mind automatically began to wander towards Shinji. It had been almost a week since that night and Reggie couldn't get him out of his head. He had never felt so protective of another being before that he simply ached with the pain of not knowing if the boy was even alive. After seeing a device like that he knew the risks that were involved when that level of "play" becomes commonplace for the Dom; it simply gets more dangerous. 

Reggie sighed, maybe Shinji was a true masochist and enjoyed that level of pain but Reggie couldn't believe it, not after knowing that earlier that same evening the boy tried to kill himself. No, this level of pain had moved past what Shinji wanted, the Dom was abusing their Sub. Reggie let out a growl of frustration, there was nothing he could do about it, he felt so helpless. All he knew was the man's name and age, he had no idea where he lived or how to get in contact with him to make sure he was alright. Reggie was a true Dom and having no control was eating away at him. A thought struck him suddenly, maybe Shinji didn't want to talk to him, perhaps his kiss had scared Shinji off, perhaps the boy's Dom was a woman like Nic and the boy wasn't gay at all... Reggie face palmed and threw his head back as if to plead with the ceiling. What was he doing?... Why did he feel like this towards a man he barely knew? 

A pound on the door pulled Reggie from his thoughts and he pulled himself out of the leather cushions, "Coming!" he yelled at the door as he made his way over. The pounding got louder, Reggie unlocked the door, "I said I'm, what the-" a flash of white and red and blonde flew past him, kicking the door closed in it's passing. Reggie was startled but heard the click of his automatic door lock. He could hear heavy breathing coming from behind him and when he turned to look at his intruder he was speechless, all he managed to get out was, "Shinji?!" the boy that had been invading his every waking thought for the last week was standing before him wearing a loose white buttoned shirt that he could almost see through and khaki pants, the clothing was ripped severely and he was coved in blood, a gash on the left side of Shinji's forehead and a black eye on the right, along with several more cuts and bruise showing through the clothing made it obvious that Shinji just had the shit beaten out of him. Once Reggie had fully taken in the sight he became filled with a white-hot anger and took two long strides to stand by the boy, he grabbed his shoulder and demanded, "Who did this?" Shinji simply shut his eyes tight and shook his head. 

Pounding resounded against the door again followed by a loud voice, "Bitch! Get out here! Now!" 

Reggie saw Shinji's eyes widen in fear, not breaking his stare at the door, and his body trembled under Reggie's hand. Reggie understood now, Shinji was running for his life, and he came to the only place he felt safe. A dead calm washed over Reggie as he discovered exactly what he was meant to do, he stepped in front of Shinji and bent a little to look directly into his eyes, "You're safe." 

"Bitch! Ya got 10 seconds to get your skinny ass out here or you will experience pain like you don't even know!" Reggie glared at the door and walked over to it and opened it wide, the man standing before him was only slightly taller than Shinji, he was Asian as well but he had a much more American accent. He had short black hair and his slightly stouter figure made Reggie confident that he could protect Shinji. "Who the hell are you?" the stranger asked rudely. 

Reggie narrowed his eyes at the man when he realized the stranger didn't have a scratch on him and when he glanced back at Shinji, the boy gave him that look again that pleaded for saving, Reggie turned back to the assaulter and said with complete seriousness, "I'm Shinji's new bodyguard. You're not welcome here." 

The man stared at him with a blank expression then glared at Shinji, Reggie stepped forward and to the side to block the strangers view, forcing him to glare into his face instead of Shinji's. The man assessed Reggie for a moment then gave a nonchalant, "pfft, is that how it is now?" Reggie didn't privilege him with a response just a slight nod and a cross of his arms against his muscular chest to form a shield between the Dom and Shinji. The man's eyes narrowed and he shoved his hands into his jacket pockets, "I see. Well, we'll see how long it lasts until my little bitch comes crawling back to me begging for forgiveness, which will only be granted after a thorough punishment..." he threatened loud enough to make sure Shinji heard him. 

Instead of glaring, Reggie grinned at the man, "Don't worry, he'll have no desire to seek you're forgiveness, I'll make sure of that," Reggie leaned forward slightly and gave him a meaningful look with a mischievous glint in his surprisingly green eyes, "personally." 

*****AUTHOR NOTES*****

I saw in a comment interest in the Manga title "The Guardian's Shadow" I mention within the story and wanted to clarify that it is my own manga story idea that is in the works (need a good artist) and may be released as a side story in the future. Also, for more regular weekly updates of this story you can check my website in my profile. Thanks to everyone who reads this! Love you all! -Tariel 



One Man's Search Ch. 04



Chapter 4 - Washing Away the Pain 

After Reggie watched the abuser storm off flustered, he turned and shut the door. Silently he walked over, took Shinji by the hand, and led him to the large master bathroom. It was huge, being 6'8", Reggie had scoured the city searching for an apartment with a tall enough shower to fit him and this place was perfect, it had a huge shower with a "rainfall" shower head that worked wonderfully, it also had plenty of room for two people to move about in it so it also had the added benefit of being fun to "play" in. Reggie grabbed an extra small stool, used to sit on in the shower, and placed it in the middle of the room's open area.

He gently made Shinji sit down on it and went to grab his first aid kit from under the sink, "Take your shirt off so I can clean those cuts." he spoke softly but firmly. As though it was natural, Shinji obeyed the command silently and sat awaiting his next orders. Reggie noticed the look on his guest's face and grimaced. He brought the kit over, along with some clean washcloths, and kneeled in front of him. He spoke matter-of-factly but his tone was not lacking compassion, "Either you're in a state of shock or you've entered your role as that man's Submissive," Shinji looked at him blankly, "So which is it?" Reggie took the cloth he had made warm in the sink earlier and started to clean the blood away from Shinji's face. 

Shinji's eyes looked away but he didn't move his head at all as he spoke, "Forgive me, I am more at ease when I follow orders... Most of the time." 

"And I take it tonight was different?" Reggie asked while continuing to clean him up. 

This time Shinji's eyes met his, "He wanted me to wear that belt again... I ended up saying something unforgivable..." 

A number of insults danced across Reggie's mind, most he would love to share with Shinji's partner. Ex-partner now? That idea pleased him. Reggie urged the conversation to continue, he finally had Shinji opening up to him it seemed, "And what was it you said exactly?" 

Shinji frowned deeply, "I told him 'no'." 

Reggie raised an eyebrow but said nothing, he turned his focus towards washing Shinji's body and when he finally took this time to assess him he frowned sadly, he had a fine, well toned body with a wonderful light tan color. His waist and hips were slight and his hands were almost womanly. His sadness came from the fact that this lovely creature was utterly abused on almost every surface, not only were there cuts and fresh bruises but the bruises around his wrist and neck were obviously not new, and Reggie was more than willing to bet he had matching ones around his ankles. The worst wound in Reggie's opinion, though, was the slight burn marks covering Shinji's toned abs from the belt he had denied. Reggie clenched his teeth, "I doubt that was a bad decision on your part..." 

Shinji looked at him and followed his gaze. The boy blushed furiously and covered his abs with his hands, "I'm sorry to trouble you with my problems... When I told Kengo 'no' he... He..." Shinji shut his eyes tight as if witnessing the act all over again and lightly touched his blackened eye. 

"He started to punish you." It wasn't a question. Reggie knew the type, the Doms with anger management issues, he pitied their Subs because he knew the relationship would turn into one of intimidation and fear rather than mutual trust. He had seen it happen before and it never turned out happily. Reggie brushed some of the sandy blonde hair out of Shinji's face and traced his hand down to the boys chin, again Shinji responded willingly and looked into Reggie's face, "You did the right thing by coming here, Shinji. You're safe now and I promise I won't let anyone abuse you again." 

Tears ran down Shinji's face, it had been such a traumatic night for him already, "Why?" he asked, voice cracking, "Why would you protect someone like me? I am a stranger, I should mean nothing to you! Why would you risk yourself for me?" 

Reggie used the thumb holding Shinji's chin and wiped the tears away as he replied simply, "Perhaps I'm just meant to be your Guardian Shadow." 

Shinji stared at him for a moment then leaned forward and wrapped his arms around Reggie's neck and threw himself against his body. Shinji held the man tightly as if his very life depended on it. Reggie wrapped his arms around the boy, content in being his shield. 

After a few moments, Reggie looked down at the mess of blonde hair and tan skin that clutched onto him, he shifted his body to try and untangle himself when suddenly he felt Shinji move himself up and push his lips against his own. Reggie renewed his grasp on the man in his arms and kissed him passionately, it had never felt so right before, and yet... 

Reggie broke the kiss and pushed Shinji away but didn't let go of the boy. Shinji looked at him desperately and breathed heavily wanting to resume their actions. Reggie looked up at the ceiling for a moment so as not to succumb to the look that was sure to revisit him in his dreams later. Shinji spoke before he could, "Forgive me." 

Reggie scrunched his nose in distaste, he recognized that phrase now for what it truly was, Shinji's Submissive auto response to any action he feared would be punishable. Reggie looked down again at Shinji's beaten face and smiled sympathetically, "There's nothing you need to be forgiven for." Reggie stared at the ceiling again knowing it would be easier to get everything he wanted to say out without losing himself in those almond eyes, "Trust me, I would LOVE to continue but you just went through, what I extremely hope was, a breakup with your Dominate partner. I just don't want to be the rebound that ends up taking advantage of you. So I have be up front with you." Reggie looked down again to brave the boy's look, "I want to know you better, I want to become closer, perhaps even claim you as a lover and my own Sub. Before that though, I'll wait for you to recover and, for now, I'll be content with being your guard," Reggie brushed more locks of hair out of Shinji's face, "If you're happy with these ideas that is..." Reggie's heart skipped a beat, he had never been so nervous before about what another person's response might be. 

Shinji watched him for a moment, deep in thought and finally gave him a serious nod, "Will you protect me right now?" he asked. 

Reggie smiled with relief and looked around the grand bathroom, "We're the only ones here." 

Shinji snuggled himself against Reggie and laid his head against his large chest and said, "That toilet looks shifty, it could attack at any second." 

Reggie chuckled deeply and wrapped his arms around Shinji's body, gently holding him, "Don't worry. You're safe."

*****AUTHOR'S NOTE*****

Kind of a slower and shorter chapter this time around, building up to get the characters to really become important to one another. Though my next chapters will be a bit longer, sadly I don't have any intentions of making extremely longer chapters in the future. I just let the chapters go till it reaches a natural stopping point or fun cliff hanger. I have not done any outlining or plotting ahead of time for any of this story, nor do I plan to. I simply write the scenes out as I picture them then read through for errors. A little insight to my process ^_^ Chapter 5 coming next week! -Tariel



One Man's Search Ch. 05



Chapter 5 - Healing 

     Shinji walked out of the bathroom with a red towel around his waist. He was still wet from the shower he just took but Reggie didn't mind the fact that he was dripping on the carpet, he was more concerned about all the bruises covering the body he wished to claim. He watched him from his spot in a lounge chair next to the master bedroom window, he pointed towards the bed, "There's some clothes you can sleep in, I apologize that they are too big for you." 

     Shinji looked at him with a raised eyebrow, "Sleep? So does that mean you're letting me stay here tonight?" 

     Reggie looked at him appalled by his question then clarified, "Do you not live with Kengo? The man who almost killed you tonight?" 

     Shinji's cheeks turned red as he looked down at the floor, "Ah, right." He walked over to the bed and picked up the clothing, there was a pair of black bicycle shorts and a large sky blue shirt with the picture of an anime character on it. Shinji maneuvered the shorts on under the towel then held the shirt up in front of him to examine the picture more closely. Shinji looked back and smiled brightly at Reggie, "It's Tariel, the Guardian Shadow!" Reggie smiled to himself as he watched Shinji turn into a kid on Christmas as he wiggled into the shirt that was far too large for him. Reggie chuckled as Shinji went to admire the shirt in the mirror, "This shirt is awesome! Wish I had something like it." Shinji tried to spread the shirt flat so he could see the manga hero better. 

     Reggie stood and walked up behind him to look in the mirror as well, "If you like it that much I'll try to find one for you in your size." 

     Shinji smiled at the thought then frowned slightly, "I can't afford it. I don't have any money and because of Kengo's... habits... I don't have a job..." 

     "Well you can stay here till you find a job, you can use anything you want, I'll only have one rule I ask of you." Reggie's tone had gone serious. 

     Shinji replied hurriedly, "I can take care of the chores! I'm good at housework, that's how Kengo had me pay rent..." 

     Reggie's eyes narrowed, "I take it back, I have two rules. The first is never talk about Kengo again, put him in the past and don't waste any of your time on him." Shinji nodded solemnly, " I don't mind if you want to help around the home but my second rule is that you not enter the study, that is my work area and is private." Shinji nodded again and didn't ask why, which is something that pleased Reggie greatly, people that asked too many questions about answers that didn't concern them was a pet peeve of his. "Thank you. Now I leave you to get some sleep." Reggie turned and headed towards the bedroom door. 

     Shinji reached out and grabbed his arm, "Wait a minute, are you telling me to sleep in your bed? Where are you going to sleep?" 

     Reggie gave him a blank look, "The couch, obviously." 

     Shinji blushed furiously, "You don't need to do that for me, this is your room, you should sleep in your bed." 

     Reggie smirked, "Are you really being picky about the sleeping arrangements?" Reggie shook his head and explained, "You're the injured one so you can have the bed," Reggie's smile vanished, "Also, I wouldn't put it past your ex to try something stupid so I'd feel better sleeping between you and the door. Good night." and with that Reggie turned and left the room shutting the door behind him. 

********** 

     Reggie heard a soft knock on his study door, "Yes?" he asked loudly. 

     "Dinner's ready, Reggie," Shinji spoke happily through the door. 

     Reggie smiled as he heard Shinji go back to the kitchen and stood up from his desk and stretched. He grabbed a bag off the floor by the door as he headed out into the living area and towards the small dining area in the corner between the kitchen and open living room. It had been almost a month since Shinji had started staying there and they had fallen into a comfortable routine with one another. Reggie usually had errands to run in the morning and Shinji would have coffee ready for him as he walked out the door, he came back around lunch time, which Shinji had ready for him, and then he would work and eat in his study until it was time for them to eat dinner together. The evenings they usually spent together getting to know each other, playing video games, or watching movies. Reggie continued to spend his nights on the couch which was super comfy so he didn't have any complaints, he was keeping true to his promise to Shinji. 

     Shinji sat at the table waiting patiently for Reggie to sit across from him at the little table. Reggie set the bag on the floor next to Shinji's chair and sat down in his own. Reggie began to start eating the delicious sushi dinner his housemate had made, he felt so lucky that Shinji was such a good chef and could create his favorite dishes. Shinji stared down at the bag instead of touching his plate, "What is this?" he asked curiously. 

     "A gift for you. No big deal just thought you'd enjoy it." Reggie took a bite of the rice and fish with his chopsticks. 

     Shinji picked up the small bag and looked inside it. He pulled out a sky blue cloth that was folded to display the image of Tariel that he admired. "The shirt you said you'd get me..." his voice was soft as he gazed at the picture. 

     "I'm nothing if not a man of my word," Reggie stated flashing a bright smile across the table. 

     Shinji smiled back and shifted to unfold the shirt so he could try it on. As the shirt came lose a hard object fell into Shinji's lap and he stared down at it startled. His eyes got wide as he realized what it was. "How?" he whispered in awe. He picked up the small manga book and ravaged the beautiful colors on its cover with his eyes, "This hasn't even been released yet, how did you get a copy of the next 'Guardian's Shadow' manga?" 

     Reggie smiled, almost giddy at watching Shinji's reaction, he knew this would make him happy, "Oh, I know a guy. Do you like it?" Shinji looked at him as though asking him 'Are you serious?' and Reggie laughed at his look, "I'm glad." 

     Shinji wrapped the book back into the shirt, as if it was a precious crystal he refused to allow to shatter and set them both back in the bag. He then took his chopsticks and began eating, his smile never leaving his face. 

********** 

     "Good night, Shinji." Reggie's deep voice said as he sat down on the couch. Shinji stood next to the door to the bedroom in his pajamas and wrapped his arms around his waist. After a few moments of silence Reggie noticed he was standing in the doorway watching him, "Did you need something?" he asked curiously. Shinji blushed and mumbled something that Reggie couldn't make out. "What was that?" 

     "I said I'm not injured anymore!" Reggie stared at him wondering if Shinji meant what he thought lay behind that statement, "I... You... You should come sleep in your bed... If you want..." Reggie's eyes went wide and he smiled and lay back with his feet up on one arm of the couch and placed his hands behind his head at the other end, "I'm glad that you're not hurt anymore but I'm not quite sure you could handle me yet," he said playfully. 

     Shinji frowned slightly and walked forward and dropped to both of his knees, at Reggie's side. Reggie raised an eyebrow and watched carefully, "My body may have been wounded but my heart feels lost without a Master..." Shinji stated all this with conviction in his voice as he looked at the hands in his lap. He looked up into Reggie's face, passion smoldering in his eyes, "I want you to fill that role, Reggie." 

     His eyes narrowed, "That is not a thing to state lightly, Shinji." 

     "I'm not saying it lightly," his face was full of determination. 

     Reggie sat up and looked at Shinji seriously, "I'll make you a deal, next week there is a big convention I was thinking of taking you to. If you'll go with me and still feel the same way about me afterwards then I'll accept your offer." 

     Shinji nodded, "Deal." 

     Reggie smiled and grabbed Shinji's hands to pull him up as he stood himself. He pulled Shinji along by his hand as he walked him to his room, kissed his forehead, and whispered good night. Once the door had shut and the barrier that kept Reggie's emotions in check, he let out a sigh and walked over to the guest bathroom to take care of his needs.

**********

     That passionate look that almost annihilated Reggie's wall of self control swam before his mind's eyes. He had almost given in and ravaged the boy right there and then on the hardwood of the living room floor. It had taken all his will power to restrain himself. Heat rose up Reggie's body as he stroked his long cock imagining the Asian man being in his arms. He leaned against the wall of the shower as the hot water flowed down his muscular back. He continued stroking, picturing Shinji bound before him, the boy's moans of pleasure as he entered Shinji's well shaped ass. The smoldering look in his eyes as Reggie brought him to climax... 

     Reggie let out a deep moan as his seed splattered against the tiled shower wall. He stayed still for a moment letting the shivers of ecstasy pass over him. The heat left his face and neck as he wound down. He breathed heavily as the hot water continued to pound against his back. Reggie released his cock; his erection finally abated. "A week is far too long to wait..." he said aloud to himself, a tinge of impatience mixed with burning desire in his tone.


*****AUTHOR'S NOTES*****

Sorry everyone for the confusion with the last chapter. It was actually Chapter 4 and this one is Chapter 5! Want to say thanks for the great comments and to keep them coming! Tune in next Monday (6/25) on my blog (located in my profile under the Contact tab) for Chapter 6! =D



One Man's Search Ch. 06



Chapter 6 - Identity

Shinji was unsure of himself as he adjusted his nice black business suit on his body, "I thought we were going to a convention?" He raised an eyebrow at Reggie as he fixed the blue tie around the boy's neck. 

Reggie chuckled slightly as he finished and turned towards the mirror to adjust his own red tie, "We are." Reggie looked them over one last time then led Shinji out of the bathroom and over to the entryway. Reggie leaned his back against the door to address Shinji before they departed, "Now here's your first test, Shinji," Shinji's head perked up understanding that this whole affair would determine his chances at obtaining Reggie as his Dom. He believed Reggie could provide the kind of safe domination he craved for. "I have my reasons for these rules. You may only speak when spoken to. You will not leave my side unless told otherwise by me. You will take your responses from my queues and you will not allow any other person to touch you. Do you understand?" Shinji nodded solemnly in confirmation. Reggie placed a hand around the back of Shinji's neck and gave him a soft kiss. When he pulled back, he smiled, "Ready to go have fun?" Shinji smiled brightly as his whole body seemed to perk up and he nodded furiously. Reggie turned and opened the door and allowed Shinji to walk out first.

Shinji's jaw dropped when he reached the street and Reggie nudged him to climb into the long black limousine that was awaiting them, driver holding the door open wide. Shinji forced himself to walk forward into the limo and scoot to the far side to allow Reggie to climb in behind him. As they both settled into their seats, the driver climbed in and pulled out into the city traffic. 

Reggie smiled as Shinji-the-curious-kitten appeared, his eyes wide taking everything in, not wanting to miss a single detail. He was satisfied by the simple fact that he was causing Shinji's happiness; however, his nerves were starting to creep into him as they were now driving to the convention. He had many reasons to be nervous, the first being Shinji finding out the truth about him, would he still want to be with him tonight? The second reason he was nervous was because he knew he'd be meeting some of his coworkers and he knew exactly how some of them would react to the sight of Shinji, this beautiful optimum of a manga bishie boy. They would attempt to devour him. Reggie had to protect Shinji, but he had to rely on Shinji to also show devotion to him, otherwise his words were meaningless. 

As they arrived the crowd was huge. Reggie spoke softly to Shinji, "Don't forget to stay close and follow behind me. I don't want you getting lost now." he smiled encouragingly as the driver opened Reggie's door and the man stepped out. 

Shinji followed suit and kept close to Reggie as they were led around by what appeared to Shinji to be an event coordinator. The small Japanese woman spoke quickly and rather softly to Reggie so Shinji couldn't make out anything the woman said, not that he was paying much attention as his focus spun around him taking in all the wonderful sights of the anime convention. His eyes focused on a large banner that hung from the ceiling that announced that the Manga-ka (Manga Author), Yamashita Reiji, of his favorite story, 'The Guardian's Shadow', would be having his own Q&A panel at 11am today. Shinji's heart skipped a beat wondering if Reggie would take him to go see the Manga-ka. They moved quickly past a ton of different booths and rooms, many displaying rare figures, copies of manga's, limited edition artwork, and many more Otaku (Manga Fan) collectables. 

As they came to a room Shinji smiled brightly as he realized it was the room where Yamashita-sensei would be in - Shinji looked at his watch - 5 minutes! Shinji continued to follow Reggie as he was led to sit in the far left of the very front row of chairs. Shinji was amazed at just how many people were sitting down, waiting anxiously for the reclusive author, there must have been at least 500 people cramped together in the room. As far as Shinji knew, this would be the first public appearance of the Manga-ka so that explained the huge crowd. 

As they sat down in the two seats Shinji wondered, not for the first time, just what exactly Reggie did for a living that made him so much money that he could afford his expensive apartment and this special treatment at a convention he wanted to attend. That thought was pushed from his mind though as the clock hands turned to 11am and a host walked up to a podium off to the side of the table that was centered on the stage that had a banner hanging in front of it with a beautiful picture of the manga characters. The host tapped the microphone slightly, to confirm it was on and working then began to speak. Shinji watched with rapt attention. 

"Ladies and Gentlemen, we are pleased to announce that the famed author Yamashita Reiji-sensei, whose most famous work includes the renowned manga series, 'The Guardian's Shadow' has agreed to have an Open Question and Answers session with the audience present today as well as some e-mails sent to us this last month in anticipation of this event-" at the mention of the news the crowd roared and clapped in excitement and approval, Shinji joined them in the cheer. The narrator smiled and waited for the noise to die down and continued, "This is the first public appearance of the author who has done so well to contain his anonymity so with great appreciation and respect I would like to introduce you all to Mr. Reiji Yamashita." 

Shinji leaned forward in his chair in excitement; he couldn't believe he was lucky enough to be one of the few people to actually see Mr. Yamashita in person. He jumped slightly as Reggie stood up next to him, he gave the man a curious expression and his jaw dropped as he was rendered speechless when he realized Reggie was walking up onto the stage. Reggie bowed slightly to the audience and sat down at the only chair behind the table. He leaned forward slightly with a smile and spoke into the microphone, his deep voice reverberated off the walls and surrounded the stunned Shinji. 

"Good morning everyone, I am Reiji Yamashita and I am so honored at how many people have come to see me today and am extremely grateful to all the fans across the nations who have supported and loved my works." Reggie didn't look over at Shinji once during his entire event. Shinji didn't know what to think, he never imagined that he could stumble into the life of an author he had loved since he was a kid, and even more unimaginable was that the author would want him in return. 

Reggie was nervous, despite how he may have seemed as he answered the questions that were fired his way. Most were simple and about the story itself so it was much easier than he was afraid it would have been. He had to restrain himself from looking at Shinji to calm him; he didn't want to bring any unnecessary attention to the man. He worried about the impact his reveal would have on Shinji but this had been planned long before Shinji tumbled into his arms. He was worried not only of Kengo discovering who he was and try to go after Shinji again but also of the people in his life that might take a fancy to Shinji. He wanted to shield Shinji from the cruel world he had already seen, he wanted to comfort, protect and provide for him. He wasn't sure such publicity would be a good thing for the both of them. 

"Yamashita-sensei, are you currently in a romantic relationship and if so who is it?" a young girl asked into one of the microphones placed in the audience. 

Reggie stared at her for a second; he had been warned that the audience (whose questions wouldn't be screened like the e-mails) might ask personal questions. Shinji felt his heart skip a beat at the question. He felt fear and anxiety at the thought of how Reggie might answer, he also found himself confused, and Shinji wasn't sure exactly what he wanted to hear Reggie say. Reggie smiled at the girl and spoke into the microphone, "There is a person that I care for; however, I am not certain they feel the same way, I am hoping to find out soon though." Shinji smiled slightly to himself, only Reggie would have been able to manipulate his answer so skillfully but it helped Shinji to understand that nothing had changed on Reggie's side of things, he had always been this prominent author now it was up to Shinji to decide if he wanted the risks and rewards of staying near him. 

********** 

After the hour of questions ended, and the crowd cheered for Reggie, the Japanese woman that had led them to their seats introduced herself to Shinji as Misaki and Reggie's manager. She led him over to the area where Reggie had been stationed to sign autographs which she informed him would take about another hour and that Reggie had instructed her to inform him that she would accompany Shinji if he wanted to see more of the convention. Shinji looked at Reggie wondering if this was a test of some sort, if he was really allowed to go enjoy himself without the man that had brought him. Shinji smiled with a sigh of relief as he saw Reggie look up and nod at him with a smile, giving a slight wave of his hand telling him he was free to go with Misaki. 

Shinji's first stop was the booth that held all of 'The Guardian's Shadow' goodies, Shinji looked at the piles of books and hanging t-shirts on the tables and the grand display of figurines and artwork displayed on the wall behind the booth attendants. He gently picked up the book that was the newest copy of the latest volume of the manga. It matched the one he had at home, today was the actual release day. Shinji smiled at the book remembering the feeling that had gone through him at receiving the first gift he had ever received. It had been the perfect selection and showed how Reggie had actually thought about what he would want. 

Misaki smiled at Shinji as she saw him looking at the manga cover. She spoke with a very heavy Japanese accent, "If there anything you want, I have been instructed by Yamashita-sensei to get for you and put on his account." Shinji was slightly stunned by the offer and set the book back down carefully. He nodded silently to the woman and moved to a different booth to continue looking around the convention. He didn't buy anything, the only manga he was really fanatic about was 'The Guardian's Shadow' and he knew now why Reggie seemed to own every piece of merchandise the series produced. It all kind of clicked and seemed obvious as he looked back. That also explained why Shinji had never been allowed in the study. Reggie hadn't wanted to reveal his secret to him; Shinji had to wonder if it was because Reggie hadn't trusted him with the information. Did Reggie really think he would betray him and reveal the truth to the public? That Reggie, the tall American black man, was actually Reiji, the reclusive and shy Japanese author? And if Reggie didn't trust him and kept such huge secrets from him, could he trust Reggie? 

A well dressed man walked up to the pair of them and bowed to them. He had short styled brown hair and brown eyes that held a glint of playfulness in them, he had a permanent grin and pale skin, the man kind of reminded Shinji of a young Tom Cruise, and he was very handsome. "Good day to you Miss Tanaka. Who is this cutie you've been escorting? A new author that has come to join our ranks?" He gave Shinji a wink and a smile as he looked the man up and down, waiting for Misaki to introduce him. 

Misaki blushed brighter than Shinji did as she stepped forward to bow in return and face Shinji while gesturing to the newcomer, "Mr. Nakamura, this is Lucas Clearwater. He is one of the editors of 'The Guardian's Shadow'." Misaki turned slightly to gesture to Shinji, "And this is Shinji Nakamura, he is Yamashita-sensei's new personal assistant." 

The suave editor held out a hand for Shinji to shake, "Call me Luke." he smiled warmly. 

Shinji placed his hand into Luke's cautiously and once there, Lucas gripped his hand firmly and pulled Shinji closer to him. Luke stared into his eyes unwavering and stated matter-of-factly, "Reggie doesn't have PA's and he never will," the look he gave Shinji was one of pure knowing, as if he knew exactly what Shinji was to Reggie.

Shinji pulled away and bowed silently to the man, and then he turned quickly to return to Reggie's side. It finally started to sink into him that Reggie was famous, or at least he would be after this day. Thousands would know his face and that meant Reggie wouldn't have the privacy Shinji had experienced up to that point. That also meant that if he stayed by Reggie's side then he too would end up in the public eye, whether he wished it or not. Sure he might get introduced as Reggie's assistant but if anyone went digging they were sure to discover that he was living with the man. He could ruin Reggie by staying with him. Perhaps then... He should just leave Reggie if that would be the best thing... 

********** 

Reggie glanced around for any sign of where Shinji or Misaki had wandered off to. He stayed close to the book signing area, knowing that Misaki was supposed to bring Shinji back here when the signing was over, and she was already late. Worry threatened to invade Reggie's mind. Perhaps he shouldn't have let Shinji go, he was sure to attract some attention and Reggie knew a few people that were in attendance that were sure to fancy him. Reggie stood still, fighting the urge to pace, waiting. Shinji's face came into view and Reggie moved forward quickly to stand in front of him, he tried to keep the relief and worry out of his voice. He was anxious to know what Shinji thought about the secret he had been keeping from him this whole time. "Are you enjoying the convention?" he asked with a friendly tone. Shinji nodded silently and Reggie's brow furrowed slightly when he realized Shinji seemed to be deep in thought. He didn't want to interrupt his focus but he also wanted to help. "Is there more that you would like to see or would you prefer to go back home?" he asked quietly so no one would overhear them. 

Shinji looked up at Reggie and opened his mouth to answer when he ended up letting out a little 'oomph' sound as the weight of Luke's arm landed across the Asian's shoulders. "Reiji! My star author! How are you doing? I loved your Q&A and it looks like the audience was thrilled at your appearance despite our doubts. Shinji here was just telling me all about the two of you and the new relationship that has bloomed right under my nose without you even telling me!" the man scoffed as if his feelings had been grievously wounded. Shinji looked at Luke in horror, his jaw dropping as he couldn't believe the lies the man hanging on him spoke. 

Reggie glared at Luke's touching of Shinji, then raised an eyebrow and said with a light tone as if he didn't believe a word that left the man's tongue "Is that so now?" 

Luke smiled brightly and placed his free hand over Shinji's chest, "Yup! He was telling me how you are starting to train him properly and that he wishes you would teach him much more!" he leaned forward slightly as if conspiring with Reggie, "If you want I'd be more than willing to give him a few pointers on how to be a good bottom. It'd be just like old times." 

Reggie's eyes narrowed and the humor left his face, "If you think that Mr. Nakamura and I have that kind of a relationship, Mr. Clearwater," Reggie leaned forward to meet Luke's eyes even though Reggie towered over the man, "Then you should know better then to even look at something that belongs to me, let alone touch it." The air of menace surrounding Reggie was enough to make Luke falter and release his grasp on Shinji. 

He took a step back and regained his smirk after a moment, "Heh, I see. Well Reiji, let me know if you get tired of your new toy." Luke turned to Shinji, handing him a business card from his jacket suit pocket, "And you let me know if you ever want to have some fun." He winked one last time at Shinji before disappearing back into the crowd. 

Shinji turned to look at Reggie with stunned shock on his face. His mouth was still opened as he tried to find words to fill it, "I... He... I didn't..." 

Reggie set a hand on Shinji's shoulder to reassure him, "Don't worry about Lucas... He's a playboy if there ever was one. He loves to watch people's reactions so don't let him rile you up." Reggie smiled kindly at Shinji which greatly relaxed the man. Reggie reached forward and took the business card out of Shinji's hand and put it into his own jacket pocket, a silent sign that Shinji really didn't need to spend a second thought about Lucas.

Shinji blushed slightly and looked away, his previous thoughts came back to him and he wasn't sure where to begin. He had a hundred questions to ask Reggie. Some of his curiosities were small, others were big, and some he didn't even want to comprehend, but they still nagged him nevertheless. He opened his mouth and for a moment nothing seemed to come out. Finally, Shinji asked with a sort of embarrassed and hurt tone about him and without looking at the man, "So what do I even call you? Is it Reggie or Reiji, Mr. Yamashita or Yamashita-sensei?" 

Reggie's smile faded as he thought about the question for a moment and then he lifted a hand to Shinji's chin, a familiar gesture between them now, and Shinji looked into the green eyes as Reggie spoke firmly, "If you wish to return home and accept me, then you shall call me 'Master'."

*****AUTHOR'S NOTES***** 

Well I hope you all enjoyed this Chapter as well as the introduction of two new characters! I'm also hoping to get positive feedback about the new chapter length I'm hoping to accomplish now. Don't forget to check out my blog for the most up-to-date information and look forward to my submission next week! Planning to start a little donation pool for readers to unlock some side stories I've been working on as a little bonus to those who support my writing addiction :) Might even add some things like special scenario scenes or character information or art unlocks as motivation to help support. We'll see how it goes! Can't wait to hear your feedback! 



One Man's Search Ch. 07



Chapter 7 - Training

Reggie stopped, his hand on the knob to the door, key already unlocking it, and he spoke with his back to Shinji, "By walking through this door you understand what you're getting yourself into, right? You'll be in the public's eye, Kengo might find you again, and I expect obedience and loyalty from my Subs."

Shinji nodded then realized that Reggie couldn't see him, so he said softly, "I believe it will be worth it."

Reggie smiled and finished opening the door to walk into the safe haven that the two of them called home. Shinji followed behind Reggie, prepared for whatever lie ahead of him. Shinji looked back to make the door shut behind him and before he could turn back he heard Reggie say firmly, "The safety word is 'Tariel'."

As Shinji turned back to look at Reggie with surprised eyes he felt a big hand circle his throat and slam him back against the door. "Reggie?" he gasped out before realizing that Reggie was smiling at him and had pure lust in his eyes. Shinji felt his cock twitch at the sight. Reggie smashed his lips against Shinji's and his tongue forced the Asian's mouth to open and surrender to its onslaught. Reggie released Shinji's throat and wrapped his strong arms around the man and pulled him away from the door practically lifting Shinji off his feet. Shinji kissed back passionately, wrapping his arms around Reggie's neck, and letting himself be swept up. Reggie continued walking backwards, pulling Shinji towards the bedroom. As they stumbled into the room, they didn't bother to turn the lights on since sunlight still shone through the window that evening. Reggie lifted Shinji and tossed him onto the bed unceremoniously and watched Shinji stare up at him from the bed as he loosened his tie and slide it out from his collar. Shinji blushed slightly and squirmed under the unwavering gaze of the towering man. 

As Reggie dropped his tie, followed by his shirt, onto the floor he took the black belt from his waist and leaned forward placing a knee on the bed and covering Shinji with his body. They kissed again and Reggie's hands trailed down Shinji's arms from the shoulders down to his hands then brought them together above Shinji's head. Reggie broke the kiss and smiled mischievously again as he used his belt to tie his new Submissive's wrists together.

Shinji gasped as the belt tightened, and his cock fully sprang to life. Shinji blushed as he glanced up and realized Reggie was looking at his crotch, noticing his arousal. Reggie slowly began unbuttoning Shinji's jacket and shirt, spreading the cloth to reveal the tan chest, now fully healed. Shinji squirmed slightly, unable to bear the slowness, it provided its own sort of torture. Reggie moved his hands over Shinji's chest as he straddled the tied man, his knees on each side, his own bulge extremely close to his victim's. 

Reggie trailed hot kisses up Shinji's abs and chest, pausing at his peck and swirling a tongue around his nipple. Shinji let out a gasp as Reggie nipped at it to send a slight jolt throughout his body. The gasp turned into a moan as the tongue trailed up to latch onto Shinji's neck, sucking at his throbbing pulse. Reggie pulled away, grinning at Shinji's little protesting whimper and the kiss mark he had left. The big man's hands went to the smaller's waist to undo the belt and pants that were constricting Shinji's arousal.

Reggie removed his new companion's pants and stood up from the bed, causing Shinji to whimper even more at the loss of connection from his new master. Reggie smiled at the sound and walked over to his closet where he pulled out a locked chest and tugged a key chain with a single silver key hanging from it. He placed the key within the lock and turned it, revealing a chest full of leather equipment and black ropes as well as some other toys. Reggie pulled out some of the rope and some strips of black cloth as he dropped the pants on the floor next to the treasure trove.

When Reggie turned back though his smile had vanished replaced by a look of disappointment, "You didn't obey me today, little one," Reggie's deep voice penetrated Shinji and demanded respect. He walked over, taking one of the strips of black cloth, and tied it around Shinji's head, gagging him with it, but it was thin enough to not block his breathing at all; only making it difficult to speak. Shinji made a little noise as if he was trying to ask what Reggie meant and he answered Shinji saying, "Lucas Clearwater is a Switch who is privy to the customs and rules of the circle of people I associate with," his eyes narrowed as he looked down at his Sub while he tied the rope around the belt constricting Shinji's wrists and connect it to the wrought iron bars at the head of the bed, "Luke doesn't lay a hand on anybody who doesn't willingly touch him first. Its his own way of knowing which people are trained subs or not... The fact that he was hanging all over you means that you broke one of the rules I told you this morning; to not let anyone touch you."

Shinji's eyes got wide as he realized he had made a mistake. He had willingly placed his hand within Luke's. He had denied being Reggie's sub. Shinji tried to explain to Reggie what exactly had happened but the gag prevented him from getting much out. Reggie ignored his voice though as he lifted the other piece of black cloth and placed over Shinji's eyes and whispered into his ear, "Now for the consequences that you like so much, my little slut."

Shinji's cock jumped fully erect at the insult and the loss of his senses. Every touch was heightened to him, every sound sharpened. Reggie slid down to the end of the bed and teased Shinji's tip with his hot tongue. Shinji moaned through the gag and his hips moved forward, wanting more of Reggie's wet mouth. In a fluid motion Reggie took in Shinji's length and began moving up and down along his shaft. Shinji moaned louder as his head tossed back and his abs thrust forward causing him to go further down Reggie's throat.

Reggie moved his tongue skillfully and methodically, knowing the best places to lick. Shinji wasn't small at all and his cut cock filled Reggie's mouth, but Reggie had done this before and he was able to have his lips brush against the trimmed hair at the hilt.

Reggie got into a rhythm quickly, moving up and down, timing his breathing so he wouldn't be forced to pause to catch his breath. It had been weeks since Shinji had last cum and he knew he wouldn't last long against the skilled talents of his new partner. He had been reading since he first invited Reggie to his bed and he didn't like touching himself without express permission from his master so his balls had definitely been waiting for this moment. 

A pause in the motion was felt and soon after it resumed Shinji could feel a saliva slickened finger prode at his ass, slightly raised off the bed from all the thrusting he had been doing. The finger worked itself in slowly, only pausing to collect more saliva and precum as lube. A second finger went in causing Shinji to gasp as he thrust forward once more and his body tensed up in orgasm. Reggie's mouth released his throbbing cock as it began to jizz all over himself. The ropes of Shinji's cum shot across his abs and even up to his chest as the shivers of ecstasy rolled over him in waves.

Reggie leaned forward to have a small taste of Shinji's thick cum and drew one of his fingers through it then placed it within Shinji's own mouth. The sub could taste himself, the salty liquid somewhat foreign to him. As Shinji's body began to relax from the climax he felt a large hand scoop up most of the remaining seed on his chest. He could hear the slick sound of lubed skin rubbing against skin. Strong hands grabbed Shinji's waist and rolled him over while pulling him up causing him to get into position on his knees, the side of his face leaning against the cool pillow. He felt Reggie move forward and the tip of his new Master's cock push against his entrance. His ass was ready and hungry; with a grasp of Shinji's hips and a thrust, Reggie's large and extremely hard dick entered Shinji's causing him to yelp and shudder in a mix of pain and pleasure.

Reggie held still for a moment, letting Shinji become accustomed to his large size before he started to rock back and forth. The motion worked Shinji's ass and he relaxed and became looser as the pain faded to pleasure. Every thrust that went deep into Shinji caused both of them to shudder and claw for more. Reggie's fingers dug into the flesh of Shinji's hips as he used them to pull the sub onto him as he thrust, causing him to penetrate the man even deeper. Shinji felt himself become erect again. He groaned, wanting to stroke it in time with Reggie's thrusts and instead he felt a hard slap on his ass cheek and a large hand wrap around his body and grab his cock for him. 

Reggie stroked his sub in time with his thrusts, the rhythm increasing as they both got closer to climax. The sound of Reggie's pelvis and thighs slapping against his ass rang in Shinji's ears along with their heavy breathing and moans of pleasure. Shinji felt Reggie tense as he thrust deep into his ass; their movement halting suddenly. The sensation of Reggie's cum exploding within him sent Shinji over the edge again and he came with his master, his own cum splashing his stomach along with the bed sheets below him. 

After a few moments of cumming and heavy breathing, Shinji felt Reggie become smaller within him and he pulled out, cum following and dripping down Shinji. The sub rolled to one side and collapsed next to the mess on the sheets, the dom rolled to the other side, both catching their breathes for a moment. Reggie's voice broke the heavy silence, "That's a good start, my pet, but we have much more to cover in your training tonight." He gave Shinji a smile which the man kindly returned as Reggie got up to continue their passionate evening and into the night.

*****AUTHOR'S NOTES*****

This chapter was a bit shorter than I wanted and I was a bit late getting it done. The next two months are going to be super busy for me with RL work and college and family etc. I still plan to make time for my writing though thanks to all the people who have come to support me!  



One Man's Search Ch. 08



Chapter 8 - Woman in the Red Dress

A few weeks had passed since Reggie's public appearance and the beginning of Shinji's training. Things had been going fairly well. Reggie took Shinji with him in the mornings now and he had officially offered Shinji the job as his personal assistant, which Shinji was more than willing to do, it gave him an even greater connection to Reggie and he didn't feel like such a freeloader anymore. People from the publishing company had been introduced to Shinji and he made sure to take the Japanese approach and bow rather than shake hands in a greeting. Most people found the action cute and they happily obliged in the custom.

Lucas was a common annoyance to the two of them though Shinji felt more awkward than annoyed when in his presence, Reggie just took the man in stride though he had made very clear to Luke not to touch Shinji again. Reggie made a small precaution for any public citizen who knew of his circles customs by providing Shinji with a brown leather wrist cuff that indicated that he was a sub in training. It was a piece of jewelry that indicated the status while still remain acceptable to wear in public settings such as work or shops.

Their days had become routine; coffee for breakfast, errands at the office, lunch out somewhere they felt like eating, home where Reggie worked in the study while Shinji did the house chores, dinner at home then relaxing together. Their nights were not as routine. Shinji's training continued while Reggie introduced new toys and positions that Kengo had never bothered to show him. Shinji was happy; controlled and happy.

It was during one routine evening when Reggie sat on the couch while Shinji was curled up in his side as they watched a new action movie together that the doorbell sounded unexpectedly. Shinji hopped up excitedly and ran to the door wondering if it was just another late night package that arrived often enough that Shinji was comfortable with the task. As he opened the door however he was shocked to find a beautiful woman standing before him in a tight red dress that was low enough to just barely hide her panties. She was slightly shorter than Shinji was and her skin was a warm mocha color with glitter sparkling on its surface. Shinji's eyes roamed down her long wavy raven hair and down her curvy body. Her full red lips spoke and Shinji forced his black eyes to meet her stunningly blue ones.

"Ohhh... who're you?" she spoke with a slight trill to her voice that only served as more proof of her Latino appearance.

Shinji wasn't sure what to say. Shouldn't he be the one asking her that question? How did this creature end up on Reggie's doorstep? She must have had the wrong address. Shinji was just about to tell her she must be lost when the sounds of Reggie getting up, cursing under his breath interrupted his attention.

"Shit. Stupid broad..." Reggie muttered as he walked over to the front door. He moved Shinji back behind him with his strong hand as he put himself as a barrier between him and the woman. He glared at her and spoke rather rudely, "What the hell do you want, Annie?"

She laughed in a high pitch that made both Reggie and Shinji wince, "Reggie, baby, is that any way to talk to your mujer?" Shinji's eyebrows shot up in surprise at the woman's statement and at her action when she leaned forward to push her body against Reggie's.

Annie wrapped both her arms around Reggie's neck and her large bosom threatened to fall out of the tight dress that had no sleeves or straps. Shinji noticed a ring on one of her fingers that looked like a steel o-ring collar and Shinji knew from what Reggie had taught him that this woman was an unclaimed sub within his circle of sex associates. Shinji wondered what Reggie's relationship with this woman really was.

"Baby, I was so worried, we haven't seen you around the club and Luke keeps teasing all of us saying you found a new toy and are too busy playing alone to play with us!" her voice was whiny and Reggie could smell the strong scent of alcohol on her breath. 

"You're drunk," Reggie stated with his eyes narrowing, he hated chaos and Annie was providing just that, "Go home."

Annie scrunched her nose up and released Reggie, "¡Pinche Pendejo!" she scoffed with a playful punch to his arm, and with a motion that defied her drunken state she slipped past Reggie to saunter into the house; knowing the layout already. She winked at Shinji on her way towards the kitchen. "Would you really kick a chika out on the street in this condition? You really care so little, Reggie?" 

Shinji turned to look at Reggie, telling him with his eyes that they couldn't send her away this late at night. Reggie gave a heavy sigh and shut the door, conceding. "You can sleep it off on the couch; clothes stay on, Annie," he yelled after her though he couldn't see her around the corner of the hall.

Annie leaned back to look at them around the wall, her breast were fully exposed and she had an evil glint in her eyes as she smiled at the two men, "What's the fun in that?" and she disappeared around the corner again as they heard the fridge door open.  

Reggie slapped his forehead in exasperation, this was not going the way he had hoped for his evening. Shinji blushed furiously at the sight of the half naked woman and didn't make any motion to move out of the hallway. Reggie glanced at him and smiled slightly, he wrapped an arm over Shinji's shoulders and whispered in his ear softly, "Have you ever been with a woman before?"

Shinji's face became an even brighter shade of red as he shook his head in response. He looked up at his master with wide eyes, wondering what Reggie suddenly was planning, Shinji knew that tone of voice.

Reggie grinned, a look that matched Annie's, and led Shinji forward back into the living room, "So, Annie, what did you have in mind then as fun?" Reggie sat Shinji down in a chair as he sat himself on the couch.

Annie walked over, handing the two men a cold beer each; her dress down around her waist making her huge breast show in all their glory. Shinji felt his cock twitch slightly at her brashness and her beautiful curves. Reggie noticed Shinji's reaction and thought maybe tonight wouldn't be so bad after all. Annie sat down on the couch; filling the distance between Reggie and Shinji. She smiled and leaned into Reggie, filling the space that Shinji had been in before her arrival.

"So el niño is your new sub, Reggie? Why haven't you brought him down to the club? Need help training him?" as she spoke, Annie stroked a finger up and down Reggie's broad chest. The Dom couldn't help but notice the glare Shinji shot at her flirting with his master. Shinji remained silent despite the protests running through his mind and across his face.

Reggie grinned, "Actually there is an area I could use your assistance in, Annie." Shinji's ears seemed to perk up as his gaze focused back on Reggie, wondering what in the hell he needed this woman for that he couldn't accomplish on his own. "I think Shinji here has gotten a little spoiled during our private training together, if I hope to take him to the club I need to get him used to being around others. Perhaps we can do something along the lines of what you, Luke and I did that one Halloween." All three of them had set their unopened beers onto a small side table behind and between the couch and chair before even making a move.

Annie smiled brightly, "Yes! Perfect!" and with that, the woman stood and removed her dress entirely, letting the shimmering red fabric fall on the floor. She pulled off the red stilettos and tossed them aside as she got to her knees in front of Reggie and began unzipping his denim shorts.

Shinji made a move as if he was going to stop her but halted himself mid stride, trying to remember his place. He looked at Reggie with not only curiosity but also a look of unbelievability. Why was Reggie allowing this woman to do these things? And in front of him no less. Reggie tried to hide his smile as he watched Shinji's internal struggle, "Well? What are you waiting for, little one? Help Annie."

Shinji's jaw dropped at the order but as things began to click into place he obeyed by removing his own shirt and pants (with a bright blush as Annie paused to gaze at his body) and he dropped to his knees beside the woman who had just finished removing his master's pants and took his soft dick in her palm.

Annie actually gave him a soft smile of understanding and gently placed her hand on Shinji's back, a silent sign of encouragement and comfort, as she took Reggie's length into her mouth, swirling her tongue around to try and bring it to life. Shinji felt his cock twitch and start becoming hard at the sight of this beautiful woman sucking his master. He moved his own hand to cup Reggie's balls, massaging them gently in the way he knew the man liked. The soft groan that escaped Reggie's mouth gave both of them the slight joy of knowing they were pleasing him.

Shinji found himself start to relax, his master and the woman were no stranger to one another and they were teaching Shinji a new way of loving, he became fascinated by it all and decided to try his best to keep up with the two experienced lovers.

Annie's head bobbed up and down a few times until Reggie became erect enough for her to move her mouth to the side to allow Shinji room to join her. He did so, moving his own mouth in time with Annie's back and forth the long thick shaft. Reggie watched intently as the two subs worked on him, the sight making him even harder.

After Reggie was good and ready Annie stopped and positioned herself over Reggie, a knee to either side of him as she maneuvered his cock to her slit. She kissed Reggie passionately and slowly lowered herself onto his waiting cock, her pussy already dripping with desire. Shinji had a front row view to all of it, being able to see every twitch of muscle as Reggie slid into her. His own cock was now hard with arousal.

Reggie's big hands moved to grasp Annie's perfect ass. He spread her cheeks, revealing her pink hole to Shinji as he gave out a husky command, "Prep her Shinji, lick her ass." Shinji was grateful that the woman was actually extremely clean, always keeping her body ready to be dominated. He obediently moved forward and began using his tongue to wet her back entrance. He heard Annie moan along with his licks and he also heard the sounds of the wet slurp as Reggie continued moving in and out of her. Shinji was encouraged by the sounds and slid his tongue into the pert ass, the hole seemed to respond willingly. He tongue fucked her ass for a little while, in time with Reggie's movements and when he thought it was wet enough he stuck his finger in his mouth and moved the lubed digit to her ass, sliding it in easily. Annie let out a loud moan as Shinji fucked her ass with his finger, quickly increasing it to two fingers as her ass relaxed, wanting more.

When Shinji knew her ass was ready for more than fingers he brushed his dry hand across Reggie's thigh, a silent indicator that his job was done. Reggie slowed down and lifted Annie off his cock easily. She stood for a moment then turned around and bent to kiss Shinji, her hands going to cup his face close to her. Shinji felt his eyes close as he got swept into the feel of her soft full lips, the sweet smell of her perfume, the purr of her voice entering his very being. Then he felt her being pulled away from him as Reggie pulled her hips back and his cock plunged into her ass. She gave out a little yell as the pleasure threatened to overwhelm her. Shinji's cock throbbed at how erotic they looked, her wild raven hair swaying with her body, his strong arms lifting her up onto him so that her legs spread. Shinji could see every intimate part: Reggie's huge cock pounding her ass, Annie's hand moving to play with her clit a moment, then her spreading the lips of her pussy. 

Reggie ordered his sub in a husky voice, "Fuck her with me, Shinji." 

Shinji couldn't hide the drops of precum that had already been escaping from his erect dick. Nodding, he moved forward placing his own slim hands over Reggie's larger ones, just behind Annie's knees to keep her legs up and spread. Shinji hesitated for a moment, this would be his first time ever sticking his own cock into someone and he was slightly afraid though he didn't know why. 

Shinji was snapped out of his reverie however by the woman's begging gasps, "Please... Please fuck my pussy!" and with that Shinji plunged forward, his virgin cock sliding deep inside her tight cunt. Shinji moaned loudly with pleasure as he felt the warm wetness swallow his length, his hips started moving back and forth to the rhythm Reggie was setting, and Annie's scream of ecstasy filled the room as she was completely filled from both sides. 

They fucked her tirelessly, pounding into her tight holes, bringing her to climax over and over again. Both Reggie and Shinji could feel the other's cock through the thin wall that separated them moving inside her. It wasn't too long before Reggie gave a husky groan as his body tensed up and began shooting ropes and ropes of thick cum into the tight ass. Shinji could feel it all with his own cock as Annie's pussy tightened with her own orgasm and Shinji's trapped dick climaxed inside her, filling her womb with his seed. The three of them came hard, Shinji's cry mixing with Annie's as they reached that pinnacle of ecstasy.

Both the men's cocks slid out of her, trailing cum from both entrances. Reggie held Annie's body as she collapsed onto him, exhausted from that round. Shinji dropped to his knees, catching his breath as the sweat dripped off him. 

To his dismay he was still hard and when he looked up at his two lovers he was caught off guard when he saw both of them looking at him as though they were going to devour him. He dropped back onto his rear and held his body up by his arms as he stretched his legs out in front of him, putting a little space between him and his potential attackers. Reggie whispered into Annie's ear and she smirked, her eyes locking onto Shinji's face. She nodded once and said a seductive, "Yes, master," as she slid off of Reggie onto her hands and knees and began to prowl towards Shinji like a cat about to pounce.

Annie rubbed her body up Shinji's; her breasts teasing Shinji's erection as her body moved into position above him; her wet pussy lips rubbing against his shaft. Shinji couldn't see it but he could feel Reggie's large hands move up his legs and grip his thighs.

Reggie used some of the cum dripping out of Annie to lube up Shinji's ass. His fingers slipped in easily and Shinji let out a moan and his hips ground up causing Annie to give a silly little squeal of delight. Reggie worked Shinji's ass lose and the subs continued grinding against each other. Shinji let out a frustrated moan and Reggie and Annie both knew he was ready again. Annie maneuvered her body and slid Shinji's cock into her pussy with a moan of pleasure to being filled again. Reggie moved forward and plunged his cock deep into Shinji's ready ass also moaning as his large cock got squeezed by the tight hole. Shinji, getting both his ass filled and his cock pleasured, screamed in ecstasy. Reggie began to pump his cock in and out methodically as Annie began to bounce up and down on Shinji's length. Shinji couldn't stop the screams and moan of pure pleasure. Annie matched Shinji with her own voice as Reggie's hand wrapped itself in her hair at the base of her neck, forcing control on her. 

They moved like this with ferocious vigor as Reggie was able to control both of them, causing the two subs to be continuously aroused. Reggie almost lost control as he felt Shinji's ass tighten as he orgasmed into Annie again causing her to scream with her own climax. Reggie held back though, continuing to pound into his sub. The smell of sex and sweat surrounding them as the intermingled their bodies right there on the floor of the living room. Shinji began to beg; pleading for Reggie to fill him as well. 

Annie collapsed next to Shinji, her body still wrapped against him though, she moved his head with the soft nudge of her hand on his cheek and kissed him softly as Reggie continued to fuck him. She pinched his hard nipples and nibbled his bottom lip causing his body to arch and then he felt it; Reggie's body tensing and filling him with ropes of thick cum. Shinji's seed splashed over his chest and stomach as he climaxed one last time.

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Shinji woke up feeling sticky as he attempted to roll over on the bed. He found himself trapped however by a slender arm wrapped around his waist. He looked over to see a mass of black hair move from the steady breathing escaping from under it. The previous night rushed back to Shinji and he blushed brightly as he slowly removed Annie's arm from around him.

Reggie walked up to him, offering a hand to get him out of bed which Shinji took gratefully. Reggie led him into the bathroom where the water in the shower was already running. Shinji noticed that Reggie was already cleaned up, a towel wrapped around his waist and Shinji hopped into the warm water gratefully, washing the sweat and dried cum from his body. 

Reggie handed him a towel as he finished and Shinji felt so much better, the sleep and exhaustion washed away. Reggie spoke softly as he wrapped his arms around Shinji from behind as he wrapped his own towel around his waist. Reggie whispered into his ear, "Good morning, little one. Did you enjoy last night?"

Shinji leaned back against his chest, deciding to be completely honest, and replied directly, "Surprisingly, very much. I had never been with a woman before, let alone with a man and a woman at the same time. It was wild."

Reggie smiled, glad his sub had adapted so well to the situation. "There are many ways to love, you made me extremely happy, Shinji. Perhaps soon we can go down to the club together and I can show you off." 

Shinji smiled and blushed at the compliment, "I think I would like to meet your friends and learn more about my favorite person."

Reggie squeezed him in a tight hug, "I'll tell you anything you want, little one."

Shinji turned around and wrapped his own arms around Reggie's waist. He kissed Reggie playfully then asked suddenly, "So tell me about this Halloween with you, Annie, and Luke..."

Reggie's jaw dropped and he found himself being the one to blush for a change as he looked away from Shinji's face, "Errr... Well you see... There was a lot of alcohol..."

*****AUTHOR'S NOTES***** Thank you everyone for the comments! I had some errors last time that people helped me catch so thank you to all of you who gave constructive criticism! I'm the only one who reads these before I upload them on here so I don't catch them all the time! Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and look forward to the next! Check out my profile links for more information! Also, kudos to those who get the pun in my title!



One Man's Search Ch. 09



**********AUTHOR'S NOTES**********

Since I failed to warn about the Hetero sex in the last chapter I figured I would move my Author's notes to the top rather than the bottom, to give adequate warning for any specifically non-gay male category elements. n this chapter there will be slight Het sex but no real detail on it. There will also be some non-consent elements so if you don't want to read the story then when that seems to begin, skip to the last paragraph. Otherwise enjoy the long awaited chapter 9 and thanks to all of those that were patient while I had to go out of state to visit my dying grandfather. Your support has been a great relief and help. 

Chapter 9 - Invitation Only

Reggie was actually a bit nervous for once. This was the first time he would take Shinji out in the capacity of being his submissive partner rather than his personal assistant. He wasn't nervous about Shinji's behavior at all, the young man was a natural and had learned his group's style very well.

It was the others he was nervous about.

Some of them were big on sharing, and others had a hard time keeping themselves in check when a pretty new toy shows up. Reggie didn't want anything to go wrong. This was also the first time he had ever cared so much for one of his subs. He thought it might possibly be love but Reggie didn't want to jump to that conclusion too soon. He wanted to make sure Shinji could accept all of him, including his club activities and his past, before he would let himself believe that he was in love.

Reggie was dressed in a simple black T-shirt that hugged his broad chest and impressive muscles tightly. He also wore black slacks that sat loosely and an arm-brace that Shinji was told signified his position as a Dominator. The brace was silver and went from his wrist to his elbow, on the inside it had a small black leather crop held to it by rings.

Shinji, in contrast, wore a white button up shirt and loose khaki pants with a silver collar around his neck to match Reggie's bracer. The collar had a single O-ring dangling at the back of his neck. Reggie had owned the collar for a long time but this was the first time he'd given it to a partner to wear. It signified completion of training, that master and servant were synced and trusted one another.

As Reggie gave Shinji one final look-over he brushed the stray hair out of his face, which caused him to look up into his Master's face. He was nervous too. Reggie gave a soft smile, relaxed by the fact that he wasn't alone in his anxiety though they had different reasons. "Don't worry, Shinji, you'll be fine. You've come a long way since our first night together." Shinji blushed slightly but nodded as his shoulders seemed to relax slightly.

With that, Reggie led Shinji downstairs into Reggie's black Mercedes-Benz SL550 Roadster, his baby. About half an hour later Reggie pulled into the private parking garage that required a passcode and card key to enter. Once parked Reggie led Shinji to the private elevator in the garage and pressed the button 10 to take them to the top floor of the tall building. Once the door opened Shinji was slightly surprised to find themselves in a tiny white room that was more like a very short hall. The only thing in front of them was a black door with a computer screen in it's center. Reggie touched the screen and it came to life and displayed a simple message, "Only those invited may enter. Please state your name or scan your invitation."

Reggie spoke, filling the room with that deep bass Shinji had become so comfortable with, "Reiji Yamashita." They both heard the door click and Reggie pushed the door open. Inside, Shinji was taken aback; nothing would have prepared him for the sights that demanded his attention. Reggie placed a hand at his back and pushed him forward into the room, heading to the bar across the huge space.

Shinji's eyes roamed everywhere; everything seemed to glow within darkness. Blue, purple, green and pink lights highlighted every aspect of the room. Soft leather couches circled the large open area where people, half naked, danced to the pounding bass of the music. Some made out on the couches while others sat at a rare table, chatting in a sophisticated manner. The entire club reminded Shinji of both a rave club and a classy gentleman's lounge at the same time. Everything was chic and looked expensive, real crystal chandeliers adorned the ceiling while beautiful wine goblets sat, half empty upon the smooth white marble tables. At one particular corner of the room Shinji could have sworn he saw a bed with a couple fucking on it while men and women casually watched, sipping their drinks, some touching themselves. It was a place both elegant and savage at the same time.

As Reggie arrived at the bar, he didn't sit but ordered two drinks and looked around the club for familiar faces while the handsome and shirtless bartender got their order. Shinji stood next to him silent and still though his eyes kept drinking in the phenomenal sight.

Reggie noticed a hand waving at him from the edge of the mass of moving bodies in the center of the room. Reggie smiled and waved back when he realized the hand belonged to Annie, dressed in a tight white dress that contrasted nicely with her tan skin and black wavy hair. Not surprisingly, her breast were falling out of the top and, after getting acknowledged, returned to rubbing against the dancer next to her.

Shinji blushed slightly when he saw her and his gaze returned to his master. Reggie handed him a champaign glass full of a red liquid and then led him over to a small table, out of the way so Shinji could get a better view of everything. After a moment, and to Reggie's slight annoyance, Luke sauntered over to them and leaned against the back of an empty chair as he smiled at the two of them, "So, the new love birds finally grace us with their presence! You have been gone a long time from this club, Reiji-sama."

Luke's voice was dripping with sarcasm and teasing as he bowed in a grand gesture. He grinned at them though, showing his playful nature. Shinji remained silent, though smiled at Luke's silly behavior. Reggie grinned, returning the sarcasm, "Well I feared you might try to steal away my pet if given the chance."

"Ah!" Luke exclaimed jovially, "but the night is still young, Dom among Doms. I may yet still try to claim this young one's heart!" Luke gave a laugh then shook hands in a gentlemanly manner with Reggie as he retreated back into the crowd.

Shinji returned to watching the other members of this super exclusive club. His eyes kept going back to the couple on the bed in the corner, he tried to see the faces of the woman and man. She was on top of him, riding his cock and yanking on a chain that was connected to the leather collar around the man's neck. Shinji's jaw dropped as he recognized the ever-shy and timid Misaki being a completely ruthless Dom on exhibition for everyone. Reggie gave a slight chuckle at Shinji's expression and said simply, "It's always the quiet ones you have to watch out for. They're usually the kinkiest."

Reggie and Shinji sat there at their small table, chatting to anyone who came up, some were friends of Reggie's wanting to catch up a bit, other were interested, to Shinji's slight dismay, in trading subs with Reggie or in starting some group thing. Shinji was happy though every time Reggie politely turned them down. Shinji only want Reggie at that moment, after what he had gone through with Kengo, he was still afraid of strangers that might treat him harsher than he desired.

Reggie was glad he had come. He hadn't realized till then how much he had missed his friends and the atmosphere of the club with no name. He usually felt more relaxed in this place, free to be himself. Shinji was enjoying meeting new people, and even more thrilled by the fact he was being introduced as Reggie's lover rather than assistant.

Shinji whispered a few words to Reggie which he nodded to and pointed towards a side door for Shinji to head to as he continued his conversation with the friends currently sitting with them. Shinji thanked him and left in search of the bathroom. Reggie continued talking to his friends, catching up with them and trusting Shinji adapt enough to find the men's room without wandering off.

As Shinji walked through the door, he found himself in a long hallway that had many doors attached to it, each door was a different color but the walls were all black with white lighting making the colors of the doors stand out. He walked past them quickly till he came to the end of the hall where the restrooms split into two choices. Shinji entered the men's room and did his business quickly, wanting to return to Reggie's side.

Shinji returned to the somewhat eerie and silent hall, following the distant beat of the bass music. Reggie had mentioned this hall to him before; the rooms were used for different things: role play, bondage, different outdoor settings, group play, even one with a pool for some water fun. Shinji knew better than to even touch a single door without his master. The eerie silence came from the fact that all the walls were heavily sound proofed and nobody was around in the wide hall.

Shinji jumped at the sudden movement when the red door opened and a pretty young girl sauntered out in a huff. She presented the finger to whoever was in the room before storming off down the hall and back into the main club area. Shinji found himself slightly curious and walked forward slowly once the girl had disappeared. Once he reached the room though, instead of getting the chance to peer in, Luke stepped out, almost walking into Shinji.

"Oh, hey there," Luke said, slightly surprised at Shinji's presence. He looked down the hall where the woman had disappeared to and gave Shinji a grin as he pointed a thumb at the door and said playfully, "women. So difficult. This is why men are so much better." He leaned forward, as if to throw his arm around Shinji again like he had so long ago at the convention.

Shinji moved back quickly, not allowing the man to touch him. Luke was thrown off guard and looked at Shinji in confusion. Shinji felt a little guilty and said quickly, "You know I belong to Reggie; only he can touch me."

Luke's eyes narrowed dangerously as he leaned forward, "Let me tell you something about Reggie. He's a controlling freak that expects perfection from everyone. He is incapable of loving his pets and once any other man touches you or you break a single rule, he will get rid of you like last month's Shonen Jump. You might think you're safe in his embrace but you're nothing special, punk, just a shiny new toy," Luke was obviously angry; though Shinji wasn't quite sure if he was angry at him or at Reggie. Shinji took another step back and found his hands slightly raise to be ready to push the angry man away. This reaction just made Luke angrier, he grabbed Shinji's wrist and, with a single movement, pulled him past him and tossed him into the room.

Shinji felt flustered at first with the sudden forced movement but that feeling was quickly replaced by fear when he looked around and saw he was now alone with Luke in the bondage room and that Luke was locking the door behind him. Shinji turned to face his new enemy and backed away, trying to keep his distance. Luke was obviously stronger than he was but Shinji hoped he was faster.

Sadly it seemed Shinji was wrong in his assessment and found himself quickly backed into a corner of the room. There were chains on the walls of the room and all sort of tables with contraptions that bound a person to them in different positions. On other tables tools and other sexual torture devices were on display, allowing the Dom to choose from a variety of fun methods.

Shinji could feel his heart pounding in his chest as Luke reached and grabbed a leather crop sitting on one of the tables on his way towards Shinji. Shinji made a lunge to get past Luke and felt the wind knocked out of him as Luke slammed his body against his, pinning Shinji to the wall. Shinji felt his heart jump into his throat as he felt cool metal around his wrist and heard the click of it locking. Shinji fought back, trying to push the force of rage off of him, trying to bring his knee up as a barrier, bringing his free hand back to pound a fist against his attacker.

Luke gave out a maniacle laugh as he grabbed Shinji's wrist in midair and slammed it against the wall to join the other. Shinji's movement, while amusing to him, did make things difficult to clasp the other manacle and impossible to get his feet clasped as well. Luke pulled back his strong right arm and placed a well aimed blow straight into Shinji's solar plexus, causing the man to buckle, gasping for breath, and losing all fighting ability. Luke took this pause to force Shinji's free wrist into the other manacle hanging on the wall and bent quickly clicking the lower chains to each ankle, causing Shinji to hang there spread eagle, gasping for air.

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Reggie looked around, getting slightly worried. Shinji had been gone from his side for a while, and the bathroom wasn't that difficult. Reggie decided to investigate, slightly annoyed if it turned out that Shinji was dawdling. He entered the men's room but instantly noticed that it was empty. His brow furrowed and worry began to enter him again. He returned to the club room, searching the crowd, asking the people who met Shinji if they had seen him. Reggie could feel the heat rising in him, the shiver of fear threatening to consume him as Shinji seemed more and more lost to him.

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Shinji felt tears run down his cheeks as he heard his clothing tear with Luke's strength. He stood against the wall, shreds of cloth hanging over his shoulders, his smooth chest exposed. His pants torn in two around each ankle. He felt vulnerable to Luke's stares and he felt his muscles tense when he saw Luke wringing the crop in his hand, preparing to use it.

Luke ran a hand down Shinji's thigh, feeling the taut muscles, smiling then pulling his arm back he slapped the leather across the thigh. Shinji winced in pain, biting his lip to keep from yelling out, a red welt rose where the crop had struck. Luke pulled back again, rage consuming all his features, and struck him again on the other thigh. Shinji tried to fight back by remaining silent though he wasn't sure how long he would last. Reggie never caused him pain out of anger, he hadn't experienced this since his time with Kengo, which seemed a lifetime ago. As the memories came back with every strike the tears became stronger.

"Stop it, Luke!" Shinji screamed after another welt appeared. Luke paused and instead of hitting his thigh Luke glared, the smile disappearing, and he brought the crop across Shinji's cheek, causing a thin line of blood to appear and Shinji finally screamed out.

"You are nothing but a slave!" Luke yelled at him, "You don't order anyone, dog!" he struck against both legs again and Shinji's muscles finally gave out, collapsing under the pain and the metal of the cuffs dug into his wrists. Luke grabbed his face, covering his mouth and squeezing his cheeks, making the wound send a spike of pain through him. Luke came closer, forcing Shinji to look into his eyes, he whispered angrily, "Let's see how much Reggie cares about you once you've had my dick up your ass."

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Reggie kept asking people where Shinji could possibly had disappeared to. Nobody remembered seeing him and they could account for their own dates. Reggie was about to get ahold of the club owner, another friend of his, when he overheard a high feminine and rather preppy voice arise from the bar; a woman bitching to her friends about her date.

"And then the bastard thought it would be fun if we went into the red room to try some of those bondage toys. I told him I'm not into the pain scene but as soon as he picked up the crop and slapped my ass with it, I was gone. Luke is such a jerk when he gets all pitiful about a guy he can't get. I was trying to be nice to offer him a good time, but apparently he's dead set on getting himself a replacement for that new little Asian sub that showed up tonight. He knows he can't touch a claimed sub, I don't know what he's thinking he can do about it," she continued complaining about Luke but Reggie didn't catch any more of it as he hurried towards the red room.

Reggie turned the handle to find the door locked and without a moments hesitation stood back and kicked at the door with a strong leg, causing the lock to break off the door frame and swing inside the room. Reggie felt himself fill with rage at the sight of Shinji gagged, chained to a wall, his body covered in welts, his nipples pinched tightly by little clips, small trickles of blood running down his cheek and wrists where the manacles cut into his flesh, and his ass pulled parallel to the wall by Luke's hands, his dick fully erect out of his pants and ready to plunge into Reggie's lover.

Reggie was across the room in four long strides and before Luke could react Reggie large fist came hurtling across his face. Reggie practically tossed Luke across the room to get him away from Shinji. He was grabbed the man's shirt and punch him once more in the face, causing Luke's lip to split open. Pure hatred danced across Reggie's eyes as he looked down at the scum that had abused his partner. Reggie brought his fist up again, ready to land another blow when the weak groan behind him broke him free of his rampage.

Reggie looked back at Shinji's broken body, and once he realized that Shinji couldn't stand he dropped Luke to the floor and rushed to help Shinji. Reggie yelled down the hall for help, Annie (who had decided to help Reggie look for the missing sub and her friend) came running after them, bringing the club's security. "¡Ai dios mio!" she exclaimed at the sight of Shinji being supported by Reggie.

"Find the keys Annie, he can't stand and the chains are cutting him," Reggie ordered the female sub, who complied immediately by looking around the room then searching Luke for them.

Shinji's eyes searched Reggie's face as his master released the ball gag from his mouth. He whispered weakly, trying to make sure he let Reggie know, "I didn't touch him... I didn't want this... I-"

Reggie interrupted him, shushing him like a lover, "It's okay... I know, Shinji... You're not to blame for any of this... I'm here now, don't worry..."

Shinji gave a small smile of relief and gave in to the pain as his eyes closed and he passed out in Reggie's arms. Annie found the keys hanging on the wall by the door and rushed them over, unlocking the cuffs on his wrists and ankles, allowing Reggie to cradle Shinji in his arms wrapping a jacket that a security guard offered up around his waist. Reggie held Shinji's body close to him, as though he were a precious royal prince.

Luke spit blood out of his mouth as he sat up and glared at Reggie, "Why?!" he yelled after them as Reggie began to walk towards the door. "Why do you treat him so tenderly when his body was defiled by another? You never cared for me, nor Annie, nor any of your other pets like you treat him! What makes him worthy of the silver collar?!"

Reggie paused for a moment and looked back, slightly sad but more of a dangerous calm that had taken over him, "Because I love him." Reggie continued walking out the door, carrying Shinji out into the club.

The music had stopped and the people were all talking about the missing person. This exclusive club had formed a bond with every member, trusting each other, and to hear that a claimed sub had been abused by another member sent shivers of fear and anger throughout the crowd. It felt as though their sacred sanctuary, where they didn't have to worry about being themselves, had been defiled by this dreadful act. Gasps rose from the bystanders as their eyes fell upon the broken body of the unconscious Shinji. Reggie went straight out of the club, taking Shinji to the hospital, hoping that nothing had been broken or permanently damaged.




One Man's Search Ch. 09



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Reggie gently tucked the bandaged Shinji into their bed. Relieved that the doctors didn't find any severe damage and that Luke hadn't had enough time to actually rape him. That wouldn't have mattered to Reggie though. Shinji had first arrived to him broken and used, and Reggie had still taken him then. Reggie fully realized now that he had fallen for this slight young man, and he would protect this man till the day he died.