What Lies Within

Chapter Six

Cool glass pressed gently against Zack’s parted lips and the teen swallowed automatically when cold water filled his mouth, gulping desperately until nothing was left to offer. Angeal smiled and laid the spiky head back against the pillow. The teen opened his eyes and looked up at the older man, discovering himself once again in Angeal’s bed, sheets covering his bared body. Blue eyes closed once more, before opening again to stare up at his mentor. Something had changed overnight… The teen felt different, smaller in some way. Slim fingers reached up to touch the collar locked around his neck, the D link clinking against the platinum musically. Last night, he had vanished completely, but Angeal had brought him back. But something felt… not exactly wrong, but new and almost frightening.

“Master?” Zack’s mako blue eyes widened slightly at how easy the word had come, and the way the taller man’s resulting smile made him feel like he had just been promoted to 1st Class.

“What is it, Puppy?” The other man asked in a soft tone.

“I…I feel strange…” Zack whispered, mako eyes lowering to the sheets in confusion. An ungloved hand rose to his soft hair, fingers running repeatedly through the spikes as Angeal’s dark blue eyes scanned his face.

“Strange in what way?”

“…I disappeared…” The boy murmured, blue eyes rising to Angeal’s face with a broken expression. The hand stopped and buried into the thick hair.

“It’s alright, Zack. It only happens once; you will never be put through that again.” Angeal slid into the king sized bed and Zack’s blue eyes widened when his mentor cradled the back of his head, guiding their lips together in a smooth motion. Petal soft skin brushed together chastely and the slave made a soft noise, closing his eyes at the sensation, blushing as he returned the kiss with inexperience. Angeal hummed lowly and slanted his head more, tongue brushing against the soft lips, moistening them before continuing the gentle press of their mouths. Zack’s motions against the taller man’s lips became smoother and less nervous. When Angeal parted, the lithe teen was breathing harder, slightly flushed in the face. He smirked slightly, petting through the spiky black hair.

“Don’t tell me that was your first kiss, pup?” His master asked lowly and he watched the blush deepen. This made the older SOLDIER take pause and tilt his head.

“Zack? It was?” Angeal asked in a soft voice. Zack lowered his head and then nodded, looking positively ashamed. A gentle smile curved the 1st Class’s lips.

“Good…” His slave lifted his startled eyes to stare at Angeal.

“It’s okay?” He asked with a slight feeling of hope. When a nod answered his question, Zack smiled.

“It just means that your first kiss belongs to me, pup.” Angeal told him, smirking possessively enough to bring that flush back. When that large hand closed around the sheets and began to pull them from the teen, Zack tensed and looked up at Angeal fearfully.

“Shhh, Zack. I’m not going to take you now. I will eventually, but you have to be trained first.” Zack made a soft noise of distress when realizing he had grabbed the sheets to stop them from being pulled off.

“Trained?” The question came out as a whisper and Angeal’s dark blue eyes narrowed warningly.

“Trust me, pup. Don’t defy me now.” Zack’s eyes widened and he let go of the sheets, blushing as they were pulled away from his naked form completely. Those dark mako eyes devoured the sight heatedly and Angeal stood up, unsnapping his shoulder guards and letting them hit the ground.

“An… Master?” The teen asked softly, eyes widening when the belt and shirt joined the armor on the carpet. The narrowing of darkened mako eyes made Zack lower his gaze submissively. When he heard the pants hit the floor, as well as the heavy ‘thunk’ of the combat boots, the ebony haired teenager looked at his master, glowing eyes widening. Angeal was… Heat pooled in Zack’s stomach as his lips parted in a gasp. His master chuckled lowly and sat on the edge of the bed, muscles rippling with the movement.

“Get on the floor, pet.” Angeal murmured, eyes hazing green. The teen hesitated for the barest of seconds, startled by the new name, but figured that it was the start of his training, so Zack slid off the bed near Angeal, crouching on the carpet.

“We’ll now establish your rules and you are to remember each and every one of them. Do you understand me, puppy?” Zack nodded timidly.

“Whenever I say the phrase “Sit, Puppy,” you are to kneel on the floor before me on your knees, hands behind your back, and head lowered. You are to do this whenever I say it, wherever we are. Got it?” Angeal asked, looking down at Zack intently. The boy nodded.

“Sit, Puppy.” The older man commanded and Zack hurried to comply with the command, moving to kneel in front of Angeal, clasping his hands and lowering his head. A hand was placed on top of his head, petting the soft spikes.

“Very good, Zack… Now, you are to hold this position until I say “release.” The hand left his hair and Zack stared at the floor expectantly. Angeal was silent for what seemed like an eternity. The lithe SOLDIER held still and waited, concentrating on his breathing. This was cake compared to the initiation, he could do this.

“Release.” The voice intoned and Zack looked up at Angeal, blushing at how the position made his master feel a hundred times larger and more powerful. Not to mention that the long haired man was sporting an erection a behemoth would be envious of. The fact that Angeal wouldn’t act on it was a sign of self control that the smaller boy figured all dominants had to exercise. The pleased smile on his master’s face caused the teen to offer one of his own in return.

“Good, very good. Now tell me the words to get you into the submissive position.”

“Sit, puppy.” Zack told the older man automatically.

“And the word I say to allow you to move from this position?”

“Release.”

“Good, pup. Can you promise me that you will remember this so we can move on?”

“I promise, An… Master.” Zack vowed, smiling softly. The taller man nodded and then patted his lap.

“Drape yourself sideways over my knees, pup.” Zack flushed in embarrassment when he realized that he was still naked and Angeal was both naked and highly aroused. At the scowl forming on his master’s face, he realized he better obey. He didn’t even want to know what Angeal did for punishments. Nor did he want to make the 1st Class SOLDIER angry… Zack shifted until he sat at the side of the other’s knees and sat up, carefully lying over the other’s lap. The pulsing shaft pressed into his side, but Angeal’s hips stayed motionless as to not create any friction.

“Do you know why you are like this right now, Zack?” Angeal asked softly, placing a hand on the small of his back.

“No, Master.” The ebony haired youth answered uneasily.

“What is this position usually used for?” The hand began to rub soothing circles just above his exposed behind. Zack blushed.

“Spanking children that misbehave?” The teen guessed. A low hum answered him.

“You are correct, pet. I will give you a rule, you repeat it back. After all the rules are laid, you are to repeat all of them back without prompt. If you forget one, or mix them up, you will receive that many strikes. We will repeat this until you can recite them all without fail. Do you understand?” Angeal began rubbing the teen’s back when he tensed.

“Strikes, sir?” Zack asked with a sinking feeling. A flattened hand landed across his buttocks slightly.

“What was that?”

“I mean master. I’m sorry…” Zack lowered his head, fully understanding what the other meant by ‘strikes’ now. Angeal hummed and removed his hand.

“I will start by listing rules that pertain around this apartment. You are not to answer the door. You are not to invite anyone here. You are not to leave without me or my permission. You are to be naked at all times unless I say otherwise. You are not allowed on the furniture without my permission. You are to ask me to use the bathroom.” Zack blinked at some of the odd rules but then gasped when a hand swatted him lightly.

“Repeat them.”

“I’m not allowed to answer the door, or invite anyone here. I’m not allowed to leave without you or without your permission. I have to be naked all the time unless you don’t want me to be. I can’t be on the furniture unless you say so. I’m not allowed to use the bathroom unless you tell me it’s alright.”

“Good. Now the next rules pertain to public interaction. You are to call me master until you earn the right to say my name. You are to get into the submissive position if I say, even around others. No one is allowed to touch you. You are mine. Repeat.”

“I will call you Master until I’m good enough to call you by name. I’m to kneel in the “Sit, puppy” position even in front of others. No one is allowed to touch me because I’m y…yours.” A warm feeling blossomed in Zack’s chest when he said that.

“Good. Repeat.”

“Um… I can’t answer the door. I’m not allowed to leave. I have to be naked at all times. I’m not allowed up on the furniture or use the bathroom without asking. I…ah!” Zack yelped when a hand smacked smartly against one of his cheeks, leaving the skin tinged red.

“You forgot, pup. Try again…”


The pair was at this for hours and the teen had an angry-colored ass before it was through, but he remembered all of the rules without fail. Angeal never reacted on his arousal, and he was infinitely patient. Zack winced as he sat back on the ground, his bottom screaming with pain at the contact.

“Sit, puppy.” Angeal murmured suddenly, watching as the teen knelt before him, hands behind his back and head lowered submissively.

“Close your eyes and tilt your head back, lips parted.” A wave of pride washed through Angeal when his slave did this without hesitation. Something cool was pressed against Zack’s lips and he gasped, swallowing the familiar chemical as it burned down his throat. Blue eyes opened in surprise, feeling the pain cease. A potion…? A gentle look entered those blue eyes.

“I would never leave you in pain, Zack…” The teen smiled, but winced a little when his master’s next words came.

“I didn’t say “Release.”

To be continued...

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