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And now (finally), presenting another A Night in the Life chapter.

Warning: Bondage, 'nuff said.

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Rope Dreams

Akihito was dead on his feet. He had just spent the last seven hours waiting for a certain assemblyman to bring his barely legal girlfriend to the seedy hotel he'd been staking out. Even if the money was decent for these kinds of shots, it wasn't worth his ass going numb from sitting in the same position, on cold metal for so long. Akihito thought, thank God that sex-crazed bastard is out of town for the night. Akihito intended to go back to his apartment and soak in his tub until his skin was wrinkly.

Deciding to take a different route to the train station, Akihito came across a bondage shop mixed in with the other store fronts. Curious to see what they had, he walked inside and was greeted by a woman in six-inch, platform stilettoes sitting in a fancy, high-back, armchair with two, ball-gagged men on leather leashes at her feet and his cheeks instantly flamed. Not that he knew what to expect, but he wasn't expecting this.

As he turned to walk out of the store, embarrassed by what he saw, he heard the woman say, "Slaves don't usually come in here alone."

Akihito turned and asked, "What does that mean? Are you referring to me? I'm not a 'slave'."

The woman asked, "Am I wrong? I thought Asami was your master."

Both men looked up at Akihito, wide-eyed, at the mention of Asami's name, but quickly looked away when their Mistress looked down at them.

Akihito stood there dumbstruck, wondering where the woman had gotten that idea. And, was that awe he saw on the faces of the men? Where had he walked into? It seemed these people that he'd never met or seen before knew private, intimate things about him and Asami that his friends and family didn't even know.

The woman continued, "Your musings are written all over your face. You're quite adorable and cute, up close."

Akihito started to ask, "Where...?", as he wracked his brain trying to think of where he and Asami could have ever come in contact with a woman like this. He tried to picture her in regular clothes and still came up blank.

" 'Where', what, slave?"

Akihito said, "I'm sorry, but, could you not refer to me as 'slave' please. Where have you seen me before? Who are you? How do you know Asami?"

"Where do you think he gets all those beautiful bindings and neat punishment tools and toys for you to be subdued and punished with? From me, of course. I am Mistress Kalinda. If you are not here with your master, what brings you here?"

"Um, I was just passing by and noticed your shop. I was curious."

"You wouldn't be good at your job if you weren't curious. Though I've heard it's gotten Asami in more than a few tight spots at times."

Akihito felt his body tense. The only people Asami knew that knew of him, wanted to use him to hurt Asami. Though the woman was different than Asami's usual enemies he still put himself on alert. Akihito asked, "How do you know me? How do you know what kind of job I have? And where have you seen me before?"

"You ask a lot of questions for a slave. I see why Asami says you're always in need of punishment."

Akihito blushed up to his ears. How did this woman know him? How often does Asami come here? And, what the hell has he been telling her?

Mistress Kalinda could see the gears spinning in the boy's head and said, "Relax yourself, me and Asami go back a ways. That being said, we tend to frequent the same social events, and more than once that masterful tamer has had you in tow. Though he keeps you all to himself and rarely introduces you to anyone. Anytime you do happen to slip away from his side, he has one of his two most-trusted guards watch you closely. A sure indication of who you belong to."

Akihito said, indignantly, "I don't belong to that sadistic bastard."

Mistress Kalinda gave a wicked smile as she commented, "Oh, he must have so much fun trying to tame you. No wonder you've lasted longer than the rest. I wonder if he'd let me have a crack at you."

"I'm not one to be tamed. But maybe...," Akihito chewed on his bottom lip as he had an idea.

Kalinda looked at him with impure thoughts, then remembering who his Master was, she asked, curious, " 'Maybe' what, slave?"

Akihito scowled at her, before shyly asking, "Maybe you can teach me how to bind Asami and make him submit to my will for once."

Kalinda's eyes sparkled at the thought, "So the slave wishes to switch roles with his Master? Is he aware you feel this way?"

Akihito replied, firmly, "Not a 'slave'. Captive, maybe. Pet, ok, on occasion. But I'll never be Asami's, or anybody's, slave. And I'm positive he does not."

" 'Captive', then. But to teach you, I would still need the permission of your Captor, Asami, and he's not likely to give me that."

"Why would he need to know?"

"Never touch another's captive, slave, submissive, bottom, without their explicit consent, especially one belonging to someone more dominant than yourself. Asami would kill me if I played with you in such a manner and he'd punish you mercilessly. You have to know that already," Kalinda said, with an arched eyebrow raised.

"I think I have a pretty good idea. You could teach me using your own slaves and with your permission I could practice on them."

"You truly do have a death wish. I on the other hand do not. Why do you want to learn how to subdue Asami?"

"So that I can top him, why else?"

Mistress Kalinda laughed heartily. "I have never met so bold a captive. I, personally, will not be a party to your demise, but since this is my business and one that I take great pride in doing, it wouldn't hurt to sell you an instructional DVD." She uncrossed her long, slender legs, stood, and with her men in tow, walked around the counter, and said, "Follow me."

Akihito followed the two men as they followed behind their Mistress to the back of the store.

Lined against the back wall were racks of DVDs. Mistress Kalinda selected one and handing it to Akihito said, "You should be able to handle this one, the knots are pretty basic and easy enough to learn. Though, unless you can overpower Asami, learning them is for nothing."

"We'll see." Akihito followed the Mistress back to the front of the shop and paid for the DVD. As he was leaving, Akihito turned and said, "It would be great if you didn't tell him about this."

"I have no reason to tell your Captor what you do when he's away. But, I won't play ignorant either when he comes to buy the implements to punish you afterwards."

"I have no intention of being punished, but thanks for your concern," and Akihito left the shop, headed for the station.

xxxxx

Akihito exited the station, ignoring the black sedan, with too-dark tinted windows, and headed for the convenience store.

The sedan kept pace with Akihito, causing passersby to look at him strangely.

Akihito walked a block and a half before he'd had enough. He stopped, walked to the car's back door, and waited.

The guard behind the wheel, put the car in park, excited, then opened the door for Akihito to get in.

As Akihito moved to get in, he said, "What's up, Nakamura?"

Nakamura nodded, asking, "Why must we do this every time, Takaba?"

Akihito sighed, "Because you refuse to listen when I say I don't need to be picked up. Besides, isn't Asami out of town? I wanna go check on my apartment."

"That's fine. I'm to take you wherever you want to go and then return you to the penthouse," Nakamura said, closing the door and getting back behind the wheel.

Akihito waited for the car to merge back into traffic before he said, "And there you go. I don't wanna go to the penthouse."

"It's the only place the boss deems safe. I'll have to contact him if you refuse."

Akihito swore, "Dammit! He's not even here and he wants to control me." Akihito pulled out his phone and called the crime lord on his own.

Akihito could hear the smirk in Asami's voice as he answered the line, "Is there a problem, Akihito?"

"Yeah, bastard, I refuse."

"You are not safe at your apartment if I'm away. Be a good boy and stay in the penthouse until I return."

Akihito said, "I don't like staying there alone. It's too quiet."

"It's only for one night, Akihito. Do as you're told."

"Stop treating me like a damn child!"

"Then stop acting like one, Akihito," and Asami ended the call.

Akihito stared at the dead phone and gave a frustrated yell. He threw the phone to the other side of the car, crossed his arms over his chest, sat back with a huff, and thought, I should have never got in the damn car, but he knew that would have caused a bigger scene.

His only consolation was that he'd get to watch the DVD on a bigger and better screen.

Akihito went to his apartment to collect his mail and check on things, made a pit stop for beer and food at the convienence store, then let Nakamura take him to the penthouse.

Akihito was escorted upstairs by Nakamura and a guard whose name escaped him at the moment. At the penthouse door, Nakamura said, "If you need anything Takaba, I'm on duty until three, then Masaki will take over. Please try not to cause any trouble."

Akihito said, "Whatever," before pushing the door closed and turning the lock. He was halfway to the kitchen when Asami's ringtone startled him.

Akihito was tempted to ignore it, but he set down the grocery bags and answered, "You already know I'm here, so what do you want?"

"Good boy," and Asami hung up on Akihito a second time.

"UUGGHH! BASTARD!" Akihito screamed at the black screen. He texted, 'SCREW YOU, BASTARD', then turned off his phone.

Akihito had a beer while he cooked dinner for himself, two beers with dinner, and two more while he checked his email and read through his paper mail, before finally settling down on the couch to watch the DVD.

Fifteen minutes into the DVD and the couple was still going over the basics, which though it answered some of his more nagging questions, it wasn't what he wanted to see. Asami knew ways of binding Akihito that heightened his pleasure by a factor of ten, producing mind-altering orgasms, this video showed none of that.

Things finally started to get erotic as Akihito's eyes got heavy and he drifted off to sleep to the sound of the slave moaning as her Master spanked her tits, causing Akihito to fall into a sex-driven dream.

Akihito pulled at his wrist, "Uh, A-Asami, release m-me. Aahh, I-I w-mngh-ant to touch y-you."

Asami pushed deep into Akihito as he untied one of Akihito's wrists, then he pulled back and thrust in, grinding his cock into Akihito's sweet spot as he reached and untied the other. Asami rolled bringing Akihito up to straddle him, before lifting his hips to thrust in again.

Akihito moaned as he bounced, vigorously, up and down on Asami's dick, "Ungh...aah...hah...hah...mmm...A-Asa-, c-c-coming!"

Akihito moaned, shifted in his sleep, and was given a new scene to dream.

"Hey, Asami, would you let me tie you up?"

Asami raised a brow at him and asked, "What would I get out of that, kitten?"

"I'd let you do whatever you want to me."

Asami smirked and answered, "I already have that privilege now."

Akihito sneered at him, "No the hell you don't, you perverted bastard. Hmph, just forget it."

Akihito sat on the edge of the bed, sulking, with his arms crossed over his chest and his bottom lip quivering.

Asami pulled Akihito into his arms from behind and asked in his ear, "Why do you want to tie me up, Akihito?"

Akihito's pulse quickened from Asami's warm breath on his ear and the sexiness of his voice, and stuttered, "I-I want t-to see your tortured f-face, at my hands. I want to be in control for once. AAAHHH!"

Asami pinched Akihito's nipples, hard, as he nipped at the nape of Akihito's neck.

Akihito moaned again and said, "C-cut that out and l-listen."

"Mm-hm," Asami hummed, as he nibbled at Akihito's ear.

Akihito shivered as the sound vibrated through his body like a shock wave and pooled in his ass. He squirmed against Asami's chest as he rubbed his ass against Asami's cock. Akihito reached his hand up to cup Asami's head, as he said, near breathless, "If you let me tie you up, I'll let you punish me in public."

Asami continued kissing down Akihito's neck, saying in-between pecks and nips, "That is not incentive for me to be bound by you. Your torment is for my eyes and pleasure only, unless you want the death count to rise exponentially because of you. I suggest you try again."

Akihito pulled away from Asami so that he could turn and straddle his lap. He wrapped his arms around Asami's neck, playing with the hair on the back of his head, and brought his lips to Asami's for a slow, sensual kiss. Akihito licked his tongue over Asami's parted lips before he pushed it inside Asami's mouth to flirt with his tongue.

Asami pulled Akihito deeper into the kiss until Akihito squirmed on his lap.

Akihito pulled away to take a breath and fixed his sultry eyes on Asami. "Then what would convince you to let me tie you up? What do you want from me?"

"Everything, Akihito," Asami said, huskily.

Next, Akihito was stripped, stuffed, and on the verge of orgasm when Asami consented to his request.

Then, Akihito had Asami bound at his wrists and ankles and blindfolded, as he snaked his way down Asami's body. He bit at Asami's nipples, nipped at Asami's tight stomach, and let his hands roam wherever they wanted. Akihito ran his nails up Asami's thighs and smiled to himself as Asami's cock bobbed at the sensation.

With every shift of Akihito's weight on the bed, Asami strained to know where the boy would stimulate next. Akihito caressed the muscles on his sides, then moved to pinch at his nipples. The bed shifted and Asami felt a tingle up his spine as Akihito ran his nails up Asami's thighs towards his cock, causing it to bob in anticipation, but then Asami felt Akihito's fingers skim over his six-pack and he shuddered.

Akihito moved between Asami's legs and ran his tongue along the crease at Asami's pelvis and was rewarded with a deep moan from Asami.

The little minx had been trained well, Asami thought, as his body squirmed from Akihito's hot tongue. Then he felt Akihito's hot mouth close around his balls and Asami started to pull against the restraints, as he moaned, "Mmm...Aki."

Akihito sucked on one ball, then the other, before taking them both into his mouth and lapping at them with his tongue, while he ran his nails over Asami's torso from his nipples to his navel.

Asami struggled now against the restraints. "Untie me, Akihito," Asami panted.

Akihito shook his head while still sucking on Asami's balls.

"Little brat," Asami hissed, as Akihito's mouth moved to take in Asami's cock head and flick his tongue into the slit.

Akihito said, "Yummy," as he nipped at Asami's cock head.

Asami struggled with the ties at all four corners, as he felt Akihito run his tongue along the thick vein on the under side of his shaft. Asami's hands burned with their need to be in contact with Akihito's skin.

Akihito's thumb massaged the crease at Asami's pelvis as he finally took Asami into his mouth and began to suck, bobbing his head up and down, slowly.

Asami fought for control as Akihito sucked his cock in. He wanted to see the sexy way Akihito's head bobbed up and down as he shook his ass in anticipation. He wanted to feel Akihito's hair fisted in his hands as he fucked his pretty, little mouth, before he flipped Akihito on his back, pushed his legs up around his ears, and fucked him, hard and thoroughly. Asami pulled at the restraint until he finally heard the fabric rip.

Akihito heard the rip an instant before he was yanked off Asami's dick. Then he heard another rip and he was hoisted up and flipped over so that his head was between Asami's tied ankles.

Asami reached for the lube as he said, near breathless, "Untie my ankles."

Akihito reached to untie the first when he felt two fingers push into his puckered hole. His hands fumbled with the knot, then faltered, as he felt Asami push against his prostate and he moaned, letting his eyes roll to the back of his head.

Asami pulled his fingers away and ordered, "Concentrate, Akihito."

Akihito whimpered, as he fought with the knot on Asami's right ankle. Once untied, Akihito turned to the left ankle and felt a third finger push in to join the other two. Akihito squirmed, "Ahh...A-sami."

Asami panted, "Hurry!" as the three fingers crushed into Akihito's pleasure nugget.

Akihito tried to remember what he was 'hurrying' to do as his mind went blank from the pleasure.

Asami tsked, pulled out his fingers, lifted Akihito over his cock, and pushed in deep before reaching down to untie his last ankle himself. Once untied, he repositioned them on the bed, and pounded into Akihito, mercilessly.

Akihito moaned, "Mmmm...Asami," in his sleep and tried to shift.

In the dream, Asami had him pinned to the bed with his cock shoved in to the root as he grinded against his most pleasurable spot. In real life, Akihito felt the same pressure in his ass and his eyes fluttered awake to see Asami.

Asami had him in cuffs with his legs in a harness holding them up and in place, as he thrust into him slowly. Asami said, "Finally awake, Akihito," and he began to thrust his hips deeper and faster. "Interesting DVD you were watching."

Akihito's eyes opened wide not only from being caught, but from the shock of Asami squeezing his cock at the base, immediately stopping him from achieving the orgasm he was on the precipice of having, while continuing to ram his cock into his pleasure nugget. Akihito pulled at the cuffs, wounding his own wrists, as he begged Asami for release, "PL-PLEASE! AAAHHH...UNGH...HAH! L-LET GO OR, OR M-MOVE YOUR D-DAMN HAND! ASAMI!"

"This is your punishment for venturing into Kali's shop and buying an instructional DVD on bondage. Do you dream of tying me up, Akihito?" Asami asked as he tortured the sensitive nerve cluster with his cock.

Akihito squealed while trying to move his lower body away from the onslaught of Asami's grinding hips, but the restraints held him firmly in place. "Oh God! Asami... ASAMI! YES...YES, I want, I want to bind you! Please...please...please, l-let me come. AAHH...UNGH...MNGH...HAAH!"

Asami released his grip on the base of Akihito's cock and pumped him, once, twice, and on the third yank up, was rewarded with a gush of Akihito's hot cum. Asami pounded into Akihito until his body tensed with his own release, then stayed buried deep until their bodies both stopped pulsating to the ecstasy they'd both experienced.

When Asami finally pulled out of him, he unlocked the cuffs and rubbed at Akihito's raw wrists, as he whispered in his ear, "The day you best me is the day I'll let you bind me," and he bit Akihito's ear.

Akihito involuntarily shivered at the unexpected answer, as he looked at Asami, shocked.

Asami gave Akihito a wicked smile as he continued, "The day you overpower me, will be the day I relinquish myself to you and become your slave," then he kissed Akihito on his nose and moved to undo the restraints holding his legs in place.

Akihito gave Asami a devious grin, as he said, "And my goal is set."

Asami smirked, "This should be interesting. Do try your best to reach it."

A/N: Hot Damn! That felt good.

Sorry for the wait, I have been in a FML moment since November and the well went DRY. I hope this has cleansed my palette and put me in the mood to finish some other stories, so, here's hoping.

Despite my lack of updates, I have been getting some new faves and followers, welcome aboard!

THANK YOU! to all my faves, followers, reviewers, viewers, browsers, and visitors for all your support!

AND I hope you are all excited that Vol 8 is being released by SubLime! (YAY!)

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