"Good boy," Arthur purred, reaching out to touch the boy for the first time, running his fingers through his long, unwashed hair.

"I think the first thing we need to do is get you cleaned up," Arthur suggested. "Stand up and follow me."

Merlin obeyed. Arthur was feeling quite pleased with himself. He hadn't thought it would be easy to get Merlin to agree to the arrangement he wanted, but even having the boy for a week without question made him realize quite how desperate the boy was. He resolved to go easy on him, for the most part. Merlin had to understand what life would be like, but Arthur decided that perhaps kindness would ingratiate him to the boy far more than stern discipline.

Arthur led Merlin to his large bathroom. "Take all your clothes off and place them in the hamper there to wash, then join me in the shower."

Without further ado, Arthur also began to undress and threw his clothes into the same hamper before heading into the large, elaborate shower, turning on the water and adjusting the temperature.

Once completely naked, Merlin shyly stepped into the shower and Arthur closed the frosted glass door. Merlin hummed in delight at the feel of the warm water cascading down. He hadn't had a shower in nearly a month and he'd felt downright grungy.

Merlin blushed as he looked at Arthur, while covering himself with his hands.

"Now none of that," Arthur admonished warmly. "Let me see you."

Slowly Merlin moved his hands to his sides, as he began to breathe faster.

"Beautiful," Arthur praised. "I just knew you'd be beautiful."

Arthur cupped Merlin's face, stroking over the long stubble, and leaned in to place a quick kiss on the boy's lips.

"Now let's get you washed and shaved," Arthur suggested. Merlin nodded and allowed Arthur to rub him everywhere with body wash before he produced a razor he had prepared beforehand.

When Arthur said he'd shave Merlin, somehow Merlin had assumed only his face. However, Arthur didn't stop there. He shaved the hair from Merlin's chest, under his arms, around his crotch, and also his legs. Soon the only hair Merlin had left were his eyebrows and on his head.

"There, much better!" Arthur proclaimed before beginning to wash Merlin's hair as well. Then Arthur washed himself as well before leading Merlin out of the shower and wrapping them both in large fluffy towels.

"There, that wasn't so bad, was it?" Arthur said with a smirk.

Merlin shook his head. "No, M…master."

"Good boy. You are remembering the rules quite well so far," Arthur praised. "I think we'll get along splendidly this week."

After drying off, Arthur pulled away the towels and dropped them into the hamper as well. His staff would take care of it the next day.

Merlin stood in the middle of the bedroom nervously, trying not to hide his genitals, as he'd been instructed. He watched Arthur walk back from the bathroom. The man was absolutely gorgeous. Tall, muscular in all the right ways, blonde with beautiful blue eyes. Merlin still wondered why a man like that would ever want a scrawny thing like him. Merlin never considered himself particularly attractive, with his large ears and gangly build. He'd been teased at every school he'd attended about his appearance.

Yet, there was a handsome billionaire calling him beautiful. It didn't make sense.

Arthur came back with something small in his hand. He reached out and placed it on Merlin's wrist. It looked like some kind of bracelet.

"That's just a FitBit," Arthur explained. "The collar I planned for you to wear is rather permanent, and that won't do for our one-week trial. You still need to be silently woken each morning to begin your duties, so this will have to do for now. Only take it off in the shower, otherwise you are to wear it at all times. It will be programmed with alarms to remind you during the day as to where you need to be and what you need to be doing. Do you understand?"

Merlin nodded. "Yes, Master."

So far Arthur had been nothing but kind, although Merlin had read the contract and he feared some of what it had entailed. He would do his best this week, to see if he could agree it. To be able to live in such luxury, and especially to make sure his mother was taken care of, it just might be worth it.

"Good boy," Arthur praised again, leaning in to give him another kiss. This time Arthur made the kiss more passionate, pulling the boy closer to him, so that they were practically flush, skin touching skin. Merlin could feel the heat coming off Arthur's skin, and the hardness of his arousal against his groin. Arthur wound his hand around to the back of his head, pulling him deeper into the kiss.

Merlin was practically melting against Arthur when the man stepped back, smiling. "Now go on, get on the bed, hands and knees."

Merlin nodded and did as he was told, although once in position he began trembling. He knew what was coming next. He was about to lose his virginity to a man he'd met only hours before.

Arthur had gone to fetch something and dropped it next to Merlin as Merlin felt the bed dip behind him, making him tremble even more.

Arthur began to stroke him gently along his thighs. "Shh. Calm down. I promise I won't take you roughly. I know this is your first time and I plan to be gentle, which is why we're doing it here and not in the playroom."

Merlin took a deep breath, trying very hard to calm his nerves.

Arthur grabbed the object he'd tossed on the bed and Merlin heard the flip of a plastic top and the cool drizzle of lubricant drizzling down between his cheeks, startling him for a moment.

Then Arthur was gently rubbing the lubricant into his hole. "Relax for me, and bear down as I push in. It will make it easier."

Merlin did as instructed, as he felt Arthur's finger slowly breach past the tight ring of muscle. There was a slight burn, but it felt odd more than anything as he did his best to bear down and allow the foreign intrusion.

"Fuck, you are tight, boy," Arthur murmured as he began to slide his finger in and out. "You are going to feel amazing around my cock."

After a few more slides in and out, Arthur added a second finger and began to scissor them, gently stretching Merlin. Then before he realized what was happening, Arthur began to rub against a spot inside him, causing Merlin to moan, and his cock began to take some serious interest in the proceedings.

"Aha, found it," Arthur said, sounding pleased with himself. "That, my dear boy, is your prostrate. It feels good to have it stimulated, doesn't it?"

"Y…yes, Master," Merlin groaned.

"I will be training you to cum from just my cock hitting your prostrate," Arthur said. "You are not to touch your cock or cum without my permission. Tonight, I give you permission to cum if you can, as much as you can, but only from my cock in your ass. Is that clear?" Arthur punctuated his point by sticking a third finger into Merlin's entrance.

"Ahh! Yes. Yes, Master," Merlin cried out.

"I intend to take you at least twice tonight," Arthur said. "So you will have at least two opportunities to cum."

Merlin swallowed thickly and his heart was pounding rapidly now. It was all very overwhelming, especially as Arthur withdrew his fingers and lined up his cock.

"Remember to bear down," Arthur reminded him, as he began to push the head of his cock into Merlin.

Arthur's cock felt even bigger than it looked. It felt bigger than the three fingers that had just been pumping in and out of him. "Breathe, boy," Arthur instructed. Merlin hadn't even realized he was holding his breath. As he gulped for air, Arthur sank all the way inside him.

Merlin felt so…full. It wasn't as painful as he'd expected it to be, it just felt even more strange than just the one finger had. Arthur remained still, allowing Merlin to adjust around the intrusion. Instead Arthur bent over the boy, placing kisses across his back and nuzzling into his neck.

"I have wanted you for so long," Arthur murmured. "You feel so hot, so tight around my cock. So perfect. You're perfect."

Merlin flushed at the praise. No one had ever spoken to him like that before. Merlin was on the verge of tears when Arthur began to move, pulling his cock almost all the way out, before sliding back in. As promised he took Merlin gently, making love to the boy, letting the pleasure of their coupling build.

Soon Arthur was angling his hips, hitting Merlin's prostrate on every thrust. Merlin keened at the sensation, his cock getting rock hard and his need to cum rising in him as the tension coiled hot and deep.

Then Merlin broke a rule. He hadn't meant to; he had tried so very hard not to. It was the first rule in the contract. He was not to speak, unless asked a direct question or given permission to speak freely.

"Please! Please Master, please let me cum!" Merlin begged.

At the sound of the plea, Arthur stilled his thrusts. "Oh Merlin, you were being such a good boy. Now I will need to add a punishment to your itinerary tomorrow."

Merlin breathed frantically, feeling panic rise up in his chest.

Arthur seemed to sense it and he wrapped his arms around Merlin without pulling out. "Shhh. Breathe. It will be okay. It's only your first time. I promise the punishment will not be too harsh."

Merlin tried to breathe, to ease the panic in his mind. He had read the contract. He had read about the possible punishments. None of them sounded at all pleasant.

"Now there was no need to beg," Arthur said. "I told you that you can cum any time you like tonight. You only have to cum from my cock hitting your prostrate. It can happen, and it will happen. If not tonight, then eventually. Your body will learn in time. Only once you've learned to cum that way will I start controlling when and how often you get to cum."

Merlin merely nodded.

"I'm going to fuck you harder now," Arthur said softly before leaning back up and grabbing Merlin's hips tightly. Without any more preamble Arthur began fucking the boy hard and fast, hitting his prostrate hard. Merlin's cock twitched and leaked pre-cum as his prostrate was being assaulted over and over.

Merlin hovered on the edge willing himself to tip over into the ecstasy that he sought, but to no avail. Arthur came deep inside of him with a roar before collapsing next to him, Merlin remaining unsated.

Merlin remained in position, afraid to move, afraid of breaking yet another rule, tears streaking down his face in frustration.

Once Arthur caught his breath he looked over at Merlin. "Lie down, boy. Come here and cuddle with me."

Merlin lay down onto his side and scooted over so Arthur could gather him up in his arms. "You did splendidly so far. Only one rule broken. I am very pleased with you so far."

Merlin tried to relax into Arthur's arms as the older man began to kiss him gently, licking the tear tracks on his cheeks before delving into his mouth again. Merlin was still achingly hard and he began to squirm in Arthur's embrace.

Arthur looked down at Merlin. "Keep still, boy. I know what you need, but I need you to try and follow the rules. I will take you one more time tonight, so be patient."

Merlin nodded, trying to relax again. "That's better," Arthur cooed.

After more cuddling and kisses, Arthur allowed Merlin to get up and stretch his legs, get a drink of water and use the bathroom before pulling him back onto the bed. Arthur was once again aroused and Merlin braced himself for another fucking.

This time Arthur told Merlin to lie on his back in the center of the bed, placing a pillow beneath his hips. Arthur then produced a pair of leather cuffs. "Raise your hands above your head," Arthur instructed. Merlin did so and found each wrist secured in a cuff which were attached with chains to the sturdy headboard.

"I will take you like this and I don't want to chance your hands being free," Arthur explained. "You will learn to cum just from my cock."

Merlin nodded. He would try. He had to. He was once again achingly hard and Arthur had barely touched him again.

Arthur spread Merlin's legs and slotted himself between them, leaning down and kissing him passionately. Merlin's cock was trapped between his and Arthur's torsos, and it took all his effort to not rut against Arthur's abs, to get the friction he so desperately craved. Instead Merlin let out a whimper and Arthur chuckled into their kiss.

Then Arthur prepped Merlin again although he didn't need it as much as he'd hard earlier since he was still loose and fucked open from earlier, before coating his cock with more lube and sliding back inside Merlin.

Merlin enjoyed it so much more this time and the pleasure built far more quickly as Arthur began to pound into his ass hard and fast.

"God Merlin," Arthur grunted. "Your ass is so perfect. You were made for me to fuck. I'm going to keep you filled with my cum. I'm going to have you begging me to fuck you. You're going to be my little slut, begging for my cock. Say it! Say that you're my slut."

"I…I'm your slut, Master," Merlin gasped as he began to feel his orgasm build as his prostrate kept getting hit, over and over. He just needed a little more…if Arthur could just keep going.

"Cum for me, slut," Arthur ordered as kept pounding into Merlin. "Show me how much you love my cock. Cum. Now."

The commanding tone and the unrelenting stimulation together finally brought Merlin over the edge and he came, hard. Spurts of his seed landed as far up as his chin and spread out over his chest. Merlin cried out and arched into Arthur's thrusts when he came, clenching around Arthur, bringing the man over the edge as well as he filled his slave with his seed.

Arthur held himself deep inside Merlin for several moments while he caught his breath. Then he smiled down at Merlin. "See, I knew you could do it."

Arthur carefully slid out of Merlin. "Bend your knees and hold your ass up. Don't let any of my cum drip out. I'll be right back."

Merlin nodded and then Arthur went into the playroom. He brought back what looked decidedly like a plug.

Arthur climbed back onto the bed and began lubing up the toy. "I'm going to plug you up. You're to keep my cum inside you all night." Arthur then slid the plug into Merlin's loosened hole.

Arthur then went to get a wash cloth and gently cleaned off Merlin before releasing him from the leather cuffs.

"We're going to sleep now," Arthur informed him after tossing the cloth into the bathroom sink. "Do you recall what to do when your alarm wakes you up in the morning?"

Merlin nodded. "Yes, Master."

"Good," Arthur said before turning out the light and climbing into bed, helping Merlin slip under the covers next to him, pulling Merlin close to him. "Good night, boy."

Merlin lay awake in Arthur's arms for a long while after that, going through his head what a turn of events had brought him here, laying in another man's arms in a luxurious bed, when hours before he'd stood, starving and forlorn, ready to jump to his death off of a bridge.

So far Arthur had been nothing but kind and considerate, even in his fucking of him, but the contract hinted at the potential for cruelty. Merlin still was unsure about signing the contract but he could not deny that he was, for the first time in years, content.

He snuggled further into Arthur's warm embrace then and allowed himself to relax and sleep.