To delcine Master Axel was to plead hell on yourself, to speak when not spoken to was a death sentence, saying the wrong thing at the wrong time or to offend the master was a horrible thing to think of.
Living in a dungeon in a large mansion was the last place Sora thought he'd end up, not only a year ago had he been carefree, living with his brother-in-law Roxas, but he'd spent great times with all his friends, then one day he'd just vanished from everyone's view, he was locked away in a dungeon, held captive by Master Axel, a tall, exotic redhead with strange black diamonds tattooed neatly under his eyes. Sora was clueless as to why he was the masters choice of slave, the target, the 'enemy' of sorts.
"Slave!" A voice yelled, a tall man in a black coat with dark boots stepped in, chains rattling against his jacket, his piercing emerald eyes watching the chained slave carefully, looking at his pale, dirty skin and brown spiked hair. His eyes were grey, they once were a cheerful blue, but now Sora was emotionless, he had been broken by Master Axel, turned into a robot of sorts. Sora's grey eyes looked up at the man he was forced to obey, he murmured, 'yes' in question form, and waited for an order or such to be made. "You are to clean the dining hall, prepare all the bests clothes, glasses, make sure everything sparkles, if you fail this task, you know what will become of you. Also, clean up. I have very important guests coming tonight from Castle Oblivion, don't mess this up you brat." Axel turned, clicking his fingers, the guards, a tall man named Sephiroth and the other Xemnas, unlocked the chains containing Sora, nudging the brunette out of the room.
Sora wondered the house towards the shower, he went in, he seen a pile of clothes that he was to wear, waiters clothes, very formal, very tidy. It was better than wearing the same rags he did every other day. He turned the water onto a fairly warm setting, if he used all the hot water, Axel would blow his top. He got in after chucking his clothes off, he stood under the running water, cleaning his hair with his hands and some conditioner, he washed his body off, scrubbing vigorously at every mark there was, he had to sparkle for Axel and his guests...
After his shower, Sora wrapped his hair in a towel, dried his body with another towel, then put the clothes on and finished drying and styling his hair. His hair was in a pony-tail, there was a rose tied to his wrist. He briefly sighed, heading out he grabbed the towels on his way and put them in the wash basket to clean later. He headed into the main dining room, seeing someone had already set out the cleanest, whitest cloth they had, he smiled a bit, one less job to do. He didn't bother to inquire who was responsible, he just smiled weakly and went on to polish the glasses and set them out. It was four hours till the guests arrived, he had plenty of time to set everything up and make Axel pleased with him. Awhile later, Sora was finished; it was thirty minutes till the people arrived from Castle Oblivion. He sighed and smiled faintly, not being able to totally smile due to being so emotionless. Axel came into the room, something in his hand. He handed it to Sora, "Smile, and wear these contacts." He ordered, before leaving the room again. Sora blinked a few times, he looked down. Blue contacts. He sighed and scurried off into the bathroom, carefully putting them in. When he was sure they were safely in, he headed back out into the dining hall, standing in the same position for the next twenty five minutes, then the guests arrived. Sora greeted them by bowing as they entered. There was a prince, Prince Riku, and his brother's Prince Demyx and Prince Zexion. He kept his eyes locked on the prince, until the parents came in. King Strife and Lady Lockheart.
The guests sat down and all talked, Sora stood the whole time, staring into space, not noticing the rude stares Axel gave him when no one was looking at him. Sora sighed quietly, hearing his name, he looked down at the speaker, Prince Riku. They had been talking about their life and who they were, so Riku decided to ask him about himself. Sora was about to speak when Axel butted in, "Ah, Prince Riku, our adorable little servant Sora.. He's a mute, he cannot speak." Axel lied quietly, pretending to be sad about it. Riku nodded, blinking, "Ah..." He smiled and returned to eating, "Perhaps you could tell us a bit about him, Master Axel?" Zexion asked quietly, staring at the man suspiciously. Axel smiled a bit, nodding, "Of course I can, hm.. Well, obviously his name is Sora, he working and helping others, he's fourteen years old, I found him on the streets last year, he was thrown out there by some cruel lady, his mother I guess," Axel sighed gently, frowning. "Poor kid, I took him in and I woke up the next morning, he was cleaning, making my lovely mansion so much cleaner." He lied, smiling over at Sora, who just nodded slightly, looking uncertain. Zexion secretly watched Sora stare into space, he called for Sora, the brunette popped his head down and wondered over to Zexion, a very weak smile on his face. "I'm done eating, where might the bathroom be?" Sora blinked, he wasn't allowed to speak, he stood there with an uncertain stare, looking into Zexion's one visible eye. He made a very slightly sound, which everyone heard, and looked at him, then Axel. "It was his stomach," Axel chuckled nervously, everyone believed him.
Sora soon found a way to explain to Zexion where the bathroom was, he got a pencil and some paper and neatly wrote for him to follow him. Axel was uncertain about this, anxious that Sora might blow his cover and really screw up. Sora led Zexion down the hall, the quiet boy watching Sora, examining him head to toe from behind. When the bathroom came into sight, he asked if Sora could wait for him. The brunette nodded. Zexion went in and did what he had to do, then came out and smiled at Sora, who slowly led him back to the dining hall, "Sora?" Zexion said in a quiet voice, Sora turned his head, looking at the male. He gave the boy a questioning look, raising his eyebrow. "Do you like living here?" He asked, stopping. Sora stopped and turned to face Zexion, he mouthed 'No' then turned and continued walking; only to realize Zexion wasn't moving. "Come live with me," He said, holding his hand out with a peaceful, sane smile. Sora blinked, a bit shocked.