Chapter 9

He watched as his opponent was taken away, battered and briused, bloody and broken. A smile had been plastered across his face. He looked at the box that his new slave had given to him. Then green eyes looked up to meet with hers. He smiled again. "Thank you. I only have one command for you. Come with me back to the locker room." He looked over at Mike. "I'll need a few minutes alone with her." "Heh, no problem, take as long as you need buddy." He looked over at her and motioned for her to follow him as he started to walk toward the locker room.

She glanced up at him with a slight smile as she heard what he said. "Yes Master.." She nodded softly. As he turned to Mike her eyes widen jaw dropping a bit. She then looked down blushing lightly. As he signaled for her, she followed slowly. Glad to be walking.

He had walked into the locker room, holding the door for her. After she had walked in he shut the door, locking it. He looked over at her. "Listen to me. I don't want you as a slave. I just kept that act out there so people wouldn't start booing. I don't keep people against their will. I offer you an actual place to stay, and some new clothes." He looked into her eyes with his green eyes, showing he was not lying at all.

She looked at him as he said this in awe. Her eyes slowly teared . As she saw his gaze was sincere she hugged him tightly then backed up slowly looking down. "Sorry master.."

He had held her by her sides as she embraced him. "No, don't call me Master. You can call me Chris. Chris Sheppard.

"Yes Mas..Chris..sorry.." She looked up at him softly. "It's a habbit..I've been doing it for..years.." She backs up again, this time hitting the lockers. She then jumps lightly. With this last notion she sighs continuing to stare at the floor.

"No one should have to live like this. And really, I offer you a real place to stay as long as you like.

"Thank you..Chris..Ever so much." She nods lightly.

"Come on, we should get you out of here and back to my house." He spoke as he headed for the door.

She smiles slyly. "Aww..Already..I would have expected you to last a bit longer than that.." As he opened the door she walked out slowly looking back at him with a deviant gaze.

"Well, that was really short." Mike had spoken to him as they had passed him. "I had to set a few ground rules." "Ah, I see. Heheh." Chris had already put his shirt on while they were in the locker room and had grabbed his bag. "I'm gonna head home. You can call a cab. I need my car." "Ah damnit. Fine, be that way, ass." Chris had laughed a bit as he had gotten the keys from Mike. "Let's go." he spoke to his slave who he yet still had to learn her name.

As the driver had said that she laughed lightly. " I told you.." She looked down shaking her head and looked over to Mike once Chris had walked off. Making a slight motion with her hand indicating 3 inches. She kept her laughter to herself as she walked closely behind him. "The name's Sinister..Sinister Rose.."

He tried his best to keep his laughter to himself as she made that motion. Once they were far enough away he started laughing, bending over a bit. "Sinister... I like that name." He smiled as he opened up the door that led to the front, seeing the same receptionist there. "Oh, watch this." He made sure that the receptionist was looking at him, as he winked once again as she dropped her can of Pepsi. "Damnit all to hell!" Screamed the receptionist. Chris just started laughing as he kept walking. The front door opened automatically. He stepped out, walking toward his car. He unlocked it with the remote, walking to the passenger side, opening the door for her, smiling.

As he started laughing she smiled. " Why thank you.. You can call me Sin.." She then looked to the receptionist with an odd expression. With that she put her hand to her mouth holding in her laughter and ran out the front door. once outside she laughed uncontrolably. "That's so mean...te hehe.." She followed him slowly. As he opened the car door she was taken quickly a back. "Ow..wow..Thank you.." She could understand him not controling her and taking advantage of her but no being a complete gentleman. She then sat softly in the car smiling. "Thank you...again.."

He nodded, smiling. "It's no problem at all." He shut the door and walked around to his side, opening it up and sitting down inside. He turned on the car and shut the door, pulling out of the parking lot and peeling out toward his house. "I'm really sorry you had to go through that most of your life. No one should have to live that way. No one.

She looked around the car. It had been awhile since she was actually in one of the seats. The trunk was the only place she had been in years. " No..It's ok, no need for apologies..you've been great.."

He smiled warmly as they had gotten onto his street. "You know, I wasn't only fighting for that ring." He glanced over at her, then back at the road,pulling into his driveway. "Well, here's my house." He smiled. It was a fairly big house. He shut off the car, opening up the door, getting out, and shutting it. He walked to her side and opened it for her to get out.

As he said this she blushed slightly. Though she hid it by staring out the side window. " really.." She then looked up at his house, eyes widening. "It's beautiful..." As he opened her door she stepped out slowly. "Thank you.."

He smiled once again and shut the door after she stepped out, walking up toward the house's front door, unlocking it with his key. He opened the door and walked inside, feeling the cool air hit him. "Ahh... That's good." He let her walk in before shutting the door.

She continued to look around as she walked up behind him. She walks slowly inside the house quickly wrapping her arms up tight as it was cold and she was pretty much wearing nothing she rubbed her arms lightly. "nice place.."

"Thank you." He shut the door seeing her freezing. "Oh, I'm sorry. Is there anything I can get you?" He set his bag down ready to get whatever she needed. If she needed him, so be it. But he was just waiting for a response.

She smiles warmly. Then as she didn't know what to say to him. Kindness was one thing but someone actually asking her.Some one taking care of her. She was confused. " Umm.. no..thank you.."

"You sure? You look freezing. Here." He walked up to the couch and grabbed the folded blanket that was laying atop it. He unfolded it and walked behind her, draping it over her shoulders gently. His hands were placed on her shoulders, feeling many knots even through the blanket. He sighed lightly and shook his head, not knowing whether or not to try to rub them out.

As the blanket was draped she slowly began to un-nerve. With his touch she slightly relaxed. "Thank you.."

He smiles warmly as he could still feel the knots through the blanket on his palms. "I can already tell you've gone through alot in your life."

She turned around to look at him softly. "What do you mean..?"

"I can feel it in your shoulders. There's so many knots in them it's almost as if there were something growing out of them"

"I...I'm sorry..?" She then walks slowly over to the couch sitting at it's side. She curls up as she always does. Knees to chest as her head softly lays upon her lap.

"No, there's no need to be sorry. It's not your fault." He sits down next to her. "It's alright, no one will ever treat you like that again. The people who did should pay with their lives."

She lays her head softly upon his shoulder. "Thank you so much..you are quite different ...quite different.."

His arm had found its way around her, with his hand on top of her shoulder, trying to comfort her. "It's what I do. I help people in need."

She smiled softly. Feeling comfortable she looked up at him kissing the bottom of his cheek gently. "Thank you..." She then looked back down. Her eyes close as she slowly drifts off to sleep.

His lips curved into a smile as she kissed his cheek, glances over at her to see that she had fallen asleep. He didn't want to get up for fear of disturbing her sleep. His head tilted down as he fell asleep from the long day.