Sasuke whirled around, a hand lifted as if to grab a sword he wasn't wearing. He wasn't even wearing the belt, actually. (He wasn't even wearing pants -- or nothing he would name such.)
The girl with the cascade of gold hair blinked at him curiously. "Did I startle you? Sorry. You're new, right?"
Curious. Guileless. And without a shred of self-consciousness -- Sasuke didn't even know how the tiny strapless bra could hold up such a chest, and the gauzy pants could as well not have been there. Her skin was smooth, without a blemish. A pampered pet.
Sasuke closed his eyes and breathed in and out slowly to regain control of his heart rate. "... I suppose I am." He wasn't going to be new very long. He starts to turn away, dismissing her. "Listen, I was busy, so..."
"You can't leave through here, you know."
He stiffened. Turned to face her again, slowly. If he grabbed her, he didn't know what to use to tie her up. But she didn't move to escape. She smiled at him, with dimples.
"Really."
"Yep. It's blocked from the other side. Big iron bar." She showed him how thick with her fingers. He swore, gave the window he'd been approaching so cautiously a good hard shake. Nothing happened.
"... Shit."
He stalked off, looking for another exit. Bare feet followed. "You want to leave really badly, huh?" she asked, inquisitive, as she peered at him.
He didn't spare her a glance, jaw clenched hard. "No kidding."
"Well. That's too bad."
He couldn't have held in the snarl if he'd tried. "I am a knight. I am not a pet. I am not a slave. And most especially not a bedroom slave!" And if he didn't find a way out very fast, he'd have to silence the girl, because it was almost guaranteed she would talk.
If he didn't get out before tonight... He kept exploring, pulling himself up to check narrow windows, breaking locks to doors that never seemed to lead anywhere but into closets, went around and around and it was a maze. If he took the right-hand turns he would quickly go back to the inner courtyard with its potted trees and the shaded galleries and all the pretty whores lounging and playing there like they were on vacation, none of them even seeming to mind the silver and gold collars locked around their necks.
He tugged at his own again, feeling like he would choke, even though it had been perfectly fitted.
The girl touched his shoulder, peering at him again with her head tilted like an attentive spaniel. "There's no reason to be so scared. He won't whip you for trying to escape."
Sasuke stared at her. "What?"
She laughed, high and clear. "Well, he IS a fox-demon. A good chase? That's like foreplay."
He stared at the girl harder.
Took a step back. Another.
Her grin turned amused, and she gave him a heavy-lidded, head-to-toe look. "You're smart," she said, appreciative. "I like that. They run farther."
She took a step forward. Behind her the air started wavering like serpents of desert heat. Her form blurred.
"Lucky I've been with you all this time, else you'd have been late for that summon. Shall I show you to the bedchamber, pet?"
Sasuke was a knight who had survived many battle, so he turned tail and ran.
narusasu - Harem
"What are you doing?"
Sasuke whirled around, a hand lifted as if to grab a sword he wasn't wearing. He wasn't even wearing the belt, actually. (He wasn't even wearing pants -- or nothing he would name such.)
The girl with the cascade of gold hair blinked at him curiously. "Did I startle you? Sorry. You're new, right?"
Curious. Guileless. And without a shred of self-consciousness -- Sasuke didn't even know how the tiny strapless bra could hold up such a chest, and the gauzy pants could as well not have been there. Her skin was smooth, without a blemish. A pampered pet.
Sasuke closed his eyes and breathed in and out slowly to regain control of his heart rate. "... I suppose I am." He wasn't going to be new very long. He starts to turn away, dismissing her. "Listen, I was busy, so..."
"You can't leave through here, you know."
He stiffened. Turned to face her again, slowly. If he grabbed her, he didn't know what to use to tie her up. But she didn't move to escape. She smiled at him, with dimples.
"Really."
"Yep. It's blocked from the other side. Big iron bar." She showed him how thick with her fingers. He swore, gave the window he'd been approaching so cautiously a good hard shake. Nothing happened.
"... Shit."
He stalked off, looking for another exit. Bare feet followed. "You want to leave really badly, huh?" she asked, inquisitive, as she peered at him.
He didn't spare her a glance, jaw clenched hard. "No kidding."
"Well. That's too bad."
He couldn't have held in the snarl if he'd tried. "I am a knight. I am not a pet. I am not a slave. And most especially not a bedroom slave!" And if he didn't find a way out very fast, he'd have to silence the girl, because it was almost guaranteed she would talk.
If he didn't get out before tonight... He kept exploring, pulling himself up to check narrow windows, breaking locks to doors that never seemed to lead anywhere but into closets, went around and around and it was a maze. If he took the right-hand turns he would quickly go back to the inner courtyard with its potted trees and the shaded galleries and all the pretty whores lounging and playing there like they were on vacation, none of them even seeming to mind the silver and gold collars locked around their necks.
He tugged at his own again, feeling like he would choke, even though it had been perfectly fitted.
The girl touched his shoulder, peering at him again with her head tilted like an attentive spaniel. "There's no reason to be so scared. He won't whip you for trying to escape."
Sasuke stared at her. "What?"
She laughed, high and clear. "Well, he IS a fox-demon. A good chase? That's like foreplay."
He stared at the girl harder.
Took a step back. Another.
Her grin turned amused, and she gave him a heavy-lidded, head-to-toe look. "You're smart," she said, appreciative. "I like that. They run farther."
She took a step forward. Behind her the air started wavering like serpents of desert heat. Her form blurred.
"Lucky I've been with you all this time, else you'd have been late for that summon. Shall I show you to the bedchamber, pet?"
Sasuke was a knight who had survived many battle, so he turned tail and ran.
He needed something to use as a weapon.